source: Jeune Afrique
actor1: Government of Algeria (1999-2019)
actor2: Military Forces of Algeria (1999-2019) Gendarmerie
location: Algiers
notes: Security Measures: On 4 July, Algerian president Bouteflika fired the head of the national gendarmerie Menad Nouba and the head of Algiers security, Noureddine Berrachedi. Bouteflika had fired the head of the police forces and directorate of national security (DGSN) Abdelghani Hameel the week before. No official reason was given but it is suspected that they could have been involved in a recent scandal: 701kg of Cocaine were seized at the port of Oran last month.