2025 N'Djamena attack

2025 N'Djamena attack
	Part of the Boko Haram insurgency and the Insurgency in Chad (2016-present)
	; The courtyard of the Pink Palace, the presidential palace of Chad
Date	8 January 2025; 8:45 pm (WAT)
Location	Presidential palace in N'Djamena, Chad12°6′33″N 15°2′17″E / 12.10917°N 15.03806°E
Belligerents
Chad National Army	Assailants (possibly Boko Haram)
Casualties and losses
2 killed; 5 wounded	18 killed; 6 wounded
	class=notpageimage\| Location within Chad 2025 N'Djamena attack (Africa)

On 8 January 2025, an attack was carried out against the presidential palace, known as the Pink Palace [fr], in the Chadian capital N'Djamena by unknown attackers.^[2]^[3]^[4] The 24 attackers attempted to gain entry through a security gate of the presidential palace before being confronted by security forces. Chadian President Mahamat Déby was inside the presidential palace at the time, and he later released a thanking guards for thwarting the attack.^[5] A total of 20 people were killed in the attack, of which 18 were attackers and two were presidential guards.^[6]^[7]

The attack was described by the Minister of Foreign Affairs as an "attempt at destabilization".^[8] However, he denied it was a terrorist attack, and described the attackers as disorganized bandits.^[9] An investigation by the government has been launched into the motivations of the attackers and their affiliations; however, sources report that it was carried out by Jihadist group Boko Haram.^[10] The country has faced an insurgency by Boko Haram since 2014. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack.^[11] Other analysts however, disagreed with this.^[6]

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Fighting At Chad Presidency Leaves 19 Dead Including 18 Attackers: Government". Barron's. Agence France-Presse. 8 January 2025. Archived from the original on 9 January 2025. Retrieved 8 January 2025.
^ "Gunshots heard near presidency in Chad capital N'Djamena, residents and AFP say". The Jerusalem Post. Reuters. 8 January 2025. Archived from the original on 9 January 2025. Retrieved 8 January 2025.
^ "Tchad: tirs nourris dans le centre de N'Djamena, près de la présidence" [Chad: Heavy gunfire in the centre of N'Djamena, near the presidency]. Le Figaro (in French). Agence France-Presse. 8 January 2025. Archived from the original on 9 January 2025. Retrieved 8 January 2025.
^ "Chad: Gunfire heard near presidency in N'Djamena". Deutsche Welle. 9 January 2025. Retrieved 8 January 2025.
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^ ^a ^b Fischer, Nikolas (16 January 2025). "With French troops leaving, what does Chad's future hold?". DW. Archived from the original on 18 January 2025. Retrieved 18 January 2025.
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^ Hoije, Katarina (8 January 2025). "Chad Army Foils Attack as Gunfire Erupts Near Presidency". Bloomberg News. Retrieved 12 January 2025.
^ Boudombo, Armand Mouko (8 January 2025). "Coups de feu à la présidence du Tchad : qui voulait 'vitrifier' Mahamat Idriss Deby?" [Gunshots at the Chadian presidency: who wanted to 'vitrify' Mahamat Idriss Deby?]. BBC News Afrique (in French). Dakar. Archived from the original on 12 January 2025. Retrieved 13 January 2025.
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[:5-1] "Fighting At Chad Presidency Leaves 19 Dead Including 18 Attackers: Government". Barron's. Agence France-Presse. 8 January 2025. Archived from the original on 9 January 2025. Retrieved 8 January 2025.

[2] "Gunshots heard near presidency in Chad capital N'Djamena, residents and AFP say". The Jerusalem Post. Reuters. 8 January 2025. Archived from the original on 9 January 2025. Retrieved 8 January 2025.

[lefigaro-3] "Tchad: tirs nourris dans le centre de N'Djamena, près de la présidence" [Chad: Heavy gunfire in the centre of N'Djamena, near the presidency]. Le Figaro (in French). Agence France-Presse. 8 January 2025. Archived from the original on 9 January 2025. Retrieved 8 January 2025.

[dw.co-4] "Chad: Gunfire heard near presidency in N'Djamena". Deutsche Welle. 9 January 2025. Retrieved 8 January 2025.

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[:11-6] Fischer, Nikolas (16 January 2025). "With French troops leaving, what does Chad's future hold?". DW. Archived from the original on 18 January 2025. Retrieved 18 January 2025.

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[8] Hoije, Katarina (8 January 2025). "Chad Army Foils Attack as Gunfire Erupts Near Presidency". Bloomberg News. Retrieved 12 January 2025.

[:4-9] Boudombo, Armand Mouko (8 January 2025). "Coups de feu à la présidence du Tchad : qui voulait 'vitrifier' Mahamat Idriss Deby?" [Gunshots at the Chadian presidency: who wanted to 'vitrify' Mahamat Idriss Deby?]. BBC News Afrique (in French). Dakar. Archived from the original on 12 January 2025. Retrieved 13 January 2025.

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