Former Zambian President and independence leader Kenneth Kaunda has died at the age of 97.

Acclaimed Nigerian author and feminist Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie has published a reflective essay on young people on social media "who are choking on sanctimony and lacking in compassion."

One of the world's largest diamonds has been unearthed in Botswana, the country's government has announced.

Through his fashion label Lagos Space Programme, Adeju Thompson wants to champion conversations around gender and the African experience.