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A collapsing wall at Felix Houphouet-Boigny stadium in Abidjan injured more than 130 fans and killed 19 before a World Cup qualifier match Sunday 29 March. Officials decided to continue with the match between Ivory Coast and Malawi where Ivory Coast won 5-0. Ivory Coast’s President Laurent Gbagbo declared three days of national mourning and are investigating the cause of the accident. BBC

Two of Rio de Janeiro’s famous favelas, sprawling slums, are being walled in by the Brazilian government to keep them from spreading further, a move which is causing some concern because it could worsen the rich/poor divide. The government plans to build 11 km of walls by the end of the year, reports Reuters, and it argues that it’s building new homes for people in the favelas, not closing them off.