An attack on Chad’s presidential palace left 18 assailants dead and six in custody, with one soldier killed and three wounded, state media reported Thursday.

Analysts say the lack of any strong opponent in the elections has consolidated President Mahamat Idriss Deby's grip on power.

Nineteen people died and six were injured ... the AFP news agency reported. Chad is a landlocked country in northern-central Africa which, since gaining independence from France in 1960, has ...

Chad said it averted a “destabilization attempt” after security forces repelled two dozen assailants that briefly entered the presidency where the West African nation’s military leader had received ...

Voting has begun in general elections in Chad, which President Mahamat ... Koundoul [Joris Bolomey/AFP] The country’s opposition parties have called on people to boycott the vote, which they ...

Chadian troops were heavily deployed around the capital, N’Djamena, Thursday as officials said they were investigating a ...

Tensions continue to mount in Chad, with opposition ... towns and villages warning people to stay home to avoid possible street violence. Chadians in the country’s capital, N'djamena, say ...

Country music star Chad Morgan has died at the age of 91. The singer died in hospital at Gin Gin near Bundaberg in Queensland on the evening of New Year's Day, according to the ABC. Chad ...

Chad's government has said security forces had thwarted an alleged effort to destabilise the country on Wednesday night, after a group of people attacked the presidential palace in the capital, ...

Chad, a country of nearly 18 million people, has been reeling from political turmoil before and after a controversial presidential election that resulted in Deby Itno’s victory. He had led the ...

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