The Nigerian-born, US-based author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie has been listed as one of Time Magazine's '100 Most Influential People'. Her essay 'We Should All Be Feminists', was even sampled by Beyoncé and copied onto T-shirts. Over the years she's written novels, poetry and numerous short stories - and now her new book, 'Dream Count', marks a highly anticipated return to fiction after more than a decade away. So why the long wait? She spoke to the BBC's Emma Barnett. | BBC News Africa

This quick excerpt from Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's ‘A Single Story’ #TEDTalk resonated with us in many ways but the largest was the ‘Single Story’ of #HIV and #AIDS. What HIV and AIDS was 30, 20, and even 10 years ago is not what it is today. A #HIVpositive diagnosis does not mean you will not live a healthy and fulfilled life like #stigma wants you to believe. | Be in the KNOW

When we show a people or a place as one thing over and over again that is what they become, says Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie. Here’s why she’s calling attention to how much harm a single story can make: http://t.ted.com/jwXfnGX | TED