Algeria

The long-serving Algerian national police chief, Ali Tounsi, was shot dead on February 25 by a senior police officer. Official reports deem the murder an 'act of madness,' but there has been much recent speculation as to the motivations of the accused, Queldtache Choaib. Some local media sources link the assassination to the wave of corruption scandals engulfing several state institutions. Thus, in January, the CEO and other key figures at the state energy company

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