Africa Horn Now

"We don't take sides; we help you see more sides."

Africa Horn Now

Archives for August 2015

New Research Explores Why The Universe Is Dying

By

BRAKKTON BOOKER, 10 AUGUST 2015, NPR An international team of astronomers says new data shows energy output measured across more than 200,000 galaxies is only about half as strong as it was two billion years ago. Scientists point to this latest study as further evidence that the universe is slowly dying. The Galaxy And Mass Assembly (GAMA) project presented the data at an … [Read more...] about New Research Explores Why The Universe Is Dying

UK court frees Rwandan spy chief wanted in Spain

By

Estelle Shirbon, Mon Aug 10, 2015, Reuters A British court on Monday freed Rwanda's intelligence chief Karenzi Karake, who is wanted in Spain over alleged war crimes in the aftermath of the 1994 genocide, after being advised that an extradition offence could not be established in British law. British police arrested General Karake, 54, at London's Heathrow Airport on June … [Read more...] about UK court frees Rwandan spy chief wanted in Spain

‘Marauding’ migrants threaten standard of living, says foreign secretary

By

Frances Perraudin, Monday 10 August 2015, The Guardian (UK) Senior Labour figures accuse Philip Hammond of scaremongering after he claims Europe ‘can’t protect itself’ if forced to take millions of migrants The foreign secretary, Philip Hammond, has weighed in to the debate over migration with some of the government’s strongest language yet, claiming millions of marauding … [Read more...] about ‘Marauding’ migrants threaten standard of living, says foreign secretary

The Black Cloud in Africa

By

Evans Lewin, July 1926 Issue, Foreign Affairs DEAN INGE in a more than usually gloomy and brilliant article in the Luarterly Review [sic] in which he shows, more particularly with reference to Asiatic civilization, the menacing dangers that threaten the survival of European control in the East, and even Europe itself, has pointed out that "the suicidal war which devastated … [Read more...] about The Black Cloud in Africa

What Made This Man Betray His Country?

By

DAVID E. HOFFMAN AUG 8, 2015, THE ATLANTIC MONTHLY How a troubled past turned a Soviet military engineer into one of the CIA’s most valuable spies. Adolf Tolkachev, a Soviet military engineer and CIA spy, in 1984Courtesy of a family friend / The Billion Dollar Spy His family and friends called him Adik. His eyes were the color of ash, under a broad forehead and thick brown … [Read more...] about What Made This Man Betray His Country?

The Radio Broadcast That Ended World War II

By

THOMAS B. ALLEN AND NORMAN POLMAR, 7 AUG 2015, THE ATLANTIC MONTHLY In 1945, Emperor Hirohito overcame a military coup to announce Japan’s surrender. Which raises a question: Who decides when a war is over? Seventy years ago, on the morning of August 6, 1945, a B-29 Superfortress named Enola Gay dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima. A short time later, other B-29s … [Read more...] about The Radio Broadcast That Ended World War II

Egypt, the Sudan and the Nile

By

By Pierre Crabitès, December 1924 Issue, Foreign Policy GENERAL GORDON, whilst on his fateful way to Egypt, on January 22, 1884, sent an official memorandum to Lord Granville in which the following passage occurs: "The Sudan is a useless possession, ever was so, and ever will be so. . . . I think Her Majesty's Government are fully justified in recommending the evacuation." … [Read more...] about Egypt, the Sudan and the Nile

The Bomb Didn’t Beat Japan… Stalin Did

By

WARD WILSON, 30 MAY 2013, FOREIGN POLICY Have 70 years of nuclear policy been based on a lie? The U.S. use of nuclear weapons against Japan during World War II has long been a subject of emotional debate. Initially, few questioned President Truman’s decision to drop two atomic bombs, on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. But, in 1965, historian Gar Alperovitz argued that, … [Read more...] about The Bomb Didn’t Beat Japan… Stalin Did