The situation in the Chad capital was "totally under control" after a "destabilisation attempt" was put down, the government said late Wednesday after gunfire erupted near the presidency.

Bursts of gunfire rang out near the presidency in Chad's capital N'Djamena on Wednesday evening, two residents in the area told Reuters.

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,

Sustained gunfire was heard Wednesday evening near the presidency in Chad's capital N'Djamena, AFP reporters said.

Residents in the capital of the African nation of Chad say multiple gunshots have been heard near the presidential palace.