https://www.capitalfm.co.ke/news/2020/04/mixed-reactions-as-nairobi-containment-order-takes-effect/

AIROBI, Kenya, Apr 7 – The inbound and outbound ban on Kenyans from four counties seen as coronavirus hotspots has caught many Kenyans off guard, more so those who wanted to retreat upcountry amid harsh economic times in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic.

The counties affected by President Uhuru Kenyatta’s directive are Nairobi whose ban took effect 7pm on Monday, April 6, and Mombasa, Kilifi and Kwale where the 21-day cessation of movement into and out of the respective counties will take effect on Wednesday.

The country has so far recorded 158 infections with 6 deaths and 4 recoveries.

Vinolia Mashegos’ family have confirmed the sad passing of the actress and presenter who died in her sleep at her home in Mamelodi on Saturday. She had not been ill at the time of her death.

According to Sowetan, Mashego’s father Collins and younger sister Prelley Seale said that they had found Vinolia’s lifeless body in her bed at her home in Mamelodi, Pretoria. No foul play is suspected and it is believed she died of natural causes in her sleep. She was 57 years old.

V-Mash, as she was affectionately known was a trailblazer in the ’80s and ’90s on South African television. Instantly recognisable everywhere she went by her over the top outfits and blonde hair, her captivating personality and quick wit made her hugely popular as a presenter on the show Jam Alley. She was also a well-respected actress and appeared on many a Sepedi SABC drama in the 1980s.

At the time of her passing she was a presenter on the Moja Love prank show Bheka Sikubambile. The SABC was one of the first to pay tribute to her saying, "The SABC has learnt with sadness of the passing of the renowned TV presenter and actress, Ms Vinolia Mashego. Our heartfelt condolences to the Mashego family".

https://www.algoafm.co.za/entertainment/tributes-pour-in-for-much-loved-v-mash

https://sputniknews.com/society/202004071078861969-uk-reveals-secret-wwii-era-plan-to-counter-russian-invasion-feared-by-the-us/

The British coastal survey under the codename 'Operation Sandstone' was carried out in 1950s amid fears by the US that Britain might be invaded by Russian forces.

The National Archives of the UK on 3 April revealed a secret plan on the UK liberation by the US in case of an alleged Russian invasion after World War II. The files include such information as possible obstacles for armed vehicles and tanks.

The records of the survey include many thousands of photographs, maps and pages of description that provide a rich record of the coast as it was in the 1950s. Gilfoye said that the research can "yet have an important role for environmental studies" since the survey was never used for its original purpose.

Operation Sandstone finished in 1966 and its files, following an extensive conservation and cataloguing project at The National Archives, were made available to the public.

https://blog.nationalarchives.gov.uk/operation-sandstone-surveying-britains-cold-war-beaches/

https://www.unian.info/society/10948325-rfe-rl-police-say-they-have-identified-man-suspected-of-starting-chornobyl-fire.html

The Kyiv police have identified a man who allegedly started a mass fire in the uninhabited exclusion zone around the decommissioned Chornobyl nuclear plant last week. The police said on April 6 that a 27-year-old resident of the Rahivka village told investigators that he had set some garbage and grass on fire "for fun," Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) reported. Police launched a probe into the destruction of forestry, an offense which can be punished with hefty fines or imprisonment for up to five years.

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unnamed suspect has not been charged yet.

https://voiceofeurope.com/2020/04/austria-rejects-migrant-quotas-backs-hungary-czechia-and-polands-strict-asylum-policies/

Austria confirms it is maintaining its policy on migration and not accepting any more asylum seekers, although some 150 NGOs have pressured the country to accept Middle Eastern migrants stuck in Greece during the COVID-19 pandemic.

“It remains a no,” said Claudia Türtscher, the spokeswoman for Foreign Minister Alexander Schallenberg, of Chancellor Sebastian Kurz’s Austrian People’s Party (ÖVP), according to Kronen Zeitung.

She referred back to Chancellor Kurz’s earlier warning against the EU transferring any migrants from Greece and attempting to redistribute them across the member states.

https://www.sudantribune.com/spip.php?article69190

Sudan ruling partners to reform state institutions

April 6, 2020 (KHARTOUM) - Sudan’s ruling partners formed a joint committee to introduce quick reforms in state institutions and set a time matrix to implement it, a year after the collapse of the former regime.

One year after the collapse of the former regime, the Sovereign Council, the government and the Forces for Freedom and Change (FFC) recently held a meeting to assess the performances of Hamdok’s government.

Regardless of the economic challenges facing the country, the FFC pointed to the very slow pace of reforms and the continued presence of the intermediary cadre of the former regime in the state institutions.

After long discussions, the meeting agreed to form a joint committee including three members of the Sovereign Council, four ministers and eight FFC members.

"A joint committee has been formed between the ruling parties to implement a series of reforms in the public institutions within an agreed time frame," a participant in the meeting told Sudan Tribune on Monday.

According to the official who is not authorized to speak to the press, the committee will conduct reforms in the security services, in addition to implementing the agreed solutions on the economic crisis, external relations, justice, removal of the cadre of the former regime and the future of the partnership between the parties to the government.

Among the urgent matter discussed in the meeting the reform of the intelligence apparatus, the transfer of the ownership of economic and industrial companies from the security and military agencies to the government, dealing with security challenges in the country, ensuring the needed support to the committee to dismantle the former regime, and retrieving the confiscated funds and deliver it to the Ministry of Finance.

https://thepostmillennial.com/trudeau-minister-recorded-admitting-govt-was-unprepared-for-coronavirus

Justin Trudeau's Minister of Tourism Melanie Joly was recorded saying that her government was unprepared for the coronavirus outbreak.

In a recording presented to The Post Millennial, where Minister Joly was meeting with Destination Canada, she is heard saying that "none of us knew this would be coming and none of us were prepared to deal with a pandemic in our lifetimes."

Despite this, Joly said that Canada's tourism sector was "the canary in the coal mine."

"I think we were hard hit first, and we saw it coming before everyone else. I think that we saw it through the fact that Chinese tourism was affecting some key provinces."

https://www.destinationcanada.com/en/coronavirus-updates/covid-19-webinar/01-apr-2020

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all of what?