Assault on N’Djamena comes amid visit by China FM, withdrawal of French troops, and instability caused by armed groups.

Gunfire erupted Wednesday evening inside the presidency in Chad's capital N'Djamena, with tanks and a heavy security presence on the streets, according to AFP reporters on the scene and security ...

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In Chad, the withdrawal of French armed forces is ongoing, particularly at the military base in Abéché. As the country's ...

Eighteen attackers were killed on the spot, and the body of one attacker was found Thursday morning on the city’s streets ... The attack took place after Chad's government on Wednesday ...

Gunmen attempted to storm the presidential complex in Chad’s capital N’Djamena on Wednesday ... As civilians rushed out of the city centre in cars and motorcycles, armed police were seen at several ...

Chad becomes the first of the countries where the military seized power in West and Central Africa in recent years to hold elections and restore civilian rule. But critics say with the election of ...

Chad’s ruling party took the majority of votes in last month’s parliamentary election that the main opposition party ...

Chad, one of Africa’s poorest countries, is the first in a string of coup-hit states in the Sahel to hold elections as promised, even if polls were severely delayed. The country is no stranger ...

marking start of military withdrawal Chad had been a key link in France's military presence in Africa and its last foothold in the wider Sahel region after the forced withdrawal of French troops ...

N’DJAMENA, Chad (AP) — Chad’s ruling party took the majority of votes in last month’s parliamentary election, which was boycotted by the main opposition and which analysts had said would c ...