35,000 University Students Out of Campuses due to Violence: MinisterBy Staff ReporterJanuary 16, 2020 (Ezega.com) -- Ethiopian Minister of Science and Higher Learning Institutions Professor Hirut Woldemariam said more than 35,000 university students have left universities to their families due to the protracted violence occurring on the university grounds. Hirut said her ministry is considering re-placing university students as part of an effort to solve the unfolding conflicts. According to the report, more than 35,000 students have left campuses due to conflicts that resulted from different factors, mainly political. The report blamed different political groups and hired individuals inside and outside campuses for the unfolding conflicts between ethnic Amhara and Oromia students. “Those students who received missions to destabilize the universities have caused the loss of lives, inflicted psychological, physical, material damages on innocent university students, the report added.

Source: Ethiopian News January 16, 2020 21:00 UTC