A local human rights group in Guinea says at least 135 people were killed in a stampede at a soccer stadium in the southeastern city of Nzérékoré on Tuesday, more than doubling the official death toll. Plus, in a speech to her supporters in Windhoek, President-elect Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah, who on Wednesday made history by becoming Namibia’s first female to be elected president, said she recognizes that her electoral victory is significant toward the empowerment of women in the southern African nation. These, and more Africa-related news updates on today’s VOA 60.