Young Eritreans are forced into military and national service for many years – a situation critics say leads to human rights violations. It’s time for a shrewd specialist on sub-Saharan Africa to analyze the effects of the Eritrean government’s policy on its citizens… Cue What’s Up Africa’s first correspondent: Mollie Balogun, better known as Naija Runs Girl or, for this episode, Miss Versa Chi Chi.

This is just one of many episodes of What’s Up Africa. Watch them all on the WUA YouTube channel.

RNW producer Ikenna Azuike presents this weekly vlog on what’s hip, creative and making the news in the continent. He’s also always on the look-out for Africa’s innovators and cultural creatives, so if you have a hot tip.