N'Djamena

Chaos grips Chad's capital, N'Djamena, as reports surface of an attempted coup d'état, with conflicting accounts of clashes between government forces and dissidents. According to sources cited by "Tchad One," armed soldiers allegedly moved towards the presidential palace in a bid to seize control, triggering violent confrontations.

"In response to the groundless expulsion of our ambassador to Chad, today we called on Chad's ambassador to Berlin, Mariam Ali Moussa, to leave Germany within 48 hours. We regret that this has come to this," the statement said, according to Reuters.

Government and rebel forces have exchanged dozens of prisoners captured during fighting in Ukraine as part of a cease-fire agreement sealed earlier this month