When children are drawn into their countries' informal justice systems, their human rights are often threatened.
Tensions, both within Ethiopia and between Ethiopia and its neighbours, are rooted in history.
Some of the things we discard - like urine - can actually be useful resources.
The lifting of UN Sanctions is unlikely to end internal and external pressure for reform and greater democracy in Eritrea.
Academic Stella Nyanzi has been daring in her critique of Uganda's Yoweri Museveni. She now faces jail for her outspokenness.
