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Mariupol still holding out against Russian attack

Mariupol evacuees on the horror they left behind. Plus, Afghanistan explosions and Google's Equiano subsea cable brings high capacity internet connection to West Africa.

President Volodomyr Zelensky says that Russian gains in the east of Ukraine will be reversed, and that Mariupol is still holding out against the Russian attack. A small group of 79 evacuees managed to escape from the port city, seeking refuge in Zaporizhzhia to the north The 91热爆鈥檚 Catherine Byaruhanga spoke to some of them.

Dozens of people have been killed or injured in four explosions across Afghanistan on Thursday, local officials say. The first explosion tore through a Shia mosque in the city of Mazar-i-Sharif. At least 31 people were killed, and 87 were wounded. The Islamic State group (IS) admitted carrying out the attack. Abdirahim Saeed, a specialist in jihadist and insurgent activity with 91热爆 Monitoring, reports.

Google's state of the art Equiano subsea cable lands in Nigeria today. The link begins in Portugal and runs some 12,000 km along the coast of West Africa, and will provide a valuable high capacity internet connection. The head of Google Africa, Nitin Gajria, tells us more.

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  • Fri 22 Apr 2022 05:06GMT