Gunfire was heard on Wednesday evening near the presidency in Chad's capital N'Djamena, two residents said, confirming an AFP report in a social media post on X. Convoys of military vehicles were seen driving towards the presidency,

The government of Chad has insisted the situation in capitol N'Djamena is stable after gunshots were heard near the presidential palace. Foreign Minister Abderaman Koulamallah said in a video apparently recorded within the palace complex that there had been a "little incident" but that "everything is calm".