By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Le Monde
The Urda rail disaster, which occurred nine months after the one at Adamuz, has revived questions about the maintenance of Spain’s rail network. The differing signalling systems on high-speed lines have also come under scrutiny, according to Le Monde.
The collision of two high-speed trains near Urda, south of Madrid, has killed at least 64 people and injured 80, several dozen of them seriously, according to the BBC and P.M. News. The trains were carrying 544 passengers and the cause remains unknown, reports Le Monde. TimesLIVE adds that a signalling problem may have preceded the crash and recalls that a similar collision killed 46 people nine months earlier.
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After two high-speed trains collided near Urda, in Castile-La Mancha, killing at least 64 people, Spanish footballer Marcos Llorente criticised Transport Minister Oscar Puente for prioritising social media. His message called on him to focus on transport safety and ministerial responsibility, Seneweb reports.
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King Mohammed VI sent his condolences to King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia after the rail collision in Toledo, Spain. He described the accident as terrible and expressed Morocco’s solidarity with the Spanish royal family, the bereaved families and the Spanish people, according to TelQuel and Yabiladi.
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No Moroccan nationals were among the victims of the collision between two high-speed trains in the Urda area, in Spain's province of Toledo, according to Yabiladi and TelQuel, which relayed an announcement by Morocco's Consulate General in Madrid. TelQuel specified that this toll was valid at 3pm local time on Wednesday.
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Tunisia condemns Israeli raids in Ramallah and Al-BirehTunisia condemned the raids and arrests carried out on Sunday 25 October 2026 in Ramallah and Al-Bireh by Israeli forces and called for their immediate halt. In a statement published on Wednesday, Tunisia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs called for international action and reaffirmed its support for Palestinian rights.
Lagos makes health insurance compulsory by executive orderLagos Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has signed an executive order making health insurance compulsory for residents to reduce their healthcare costs. A steering committee and enforcement task force are to ensure its implementation in the state, according to P.M. News.The week in Africa
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