Source: Xinhua| 2018-10-15 00:46:24|Editor: Mu XuequanVideo Player CloseADDIS ABABA, Oct. 14 (Xinhua) -- The Ethiopian government on Sunday urged higher education students across the country to refrain from any form of destructive agendas and envisage rational judgments amid the starting of the new academic year. Ahmed and Mekonnen, as part of their messages to higher education students, urged the need to engage in constructive agendas as millions of Ethiopian youth embark on the new Ethiopian academic year. Improving the culture of peaceful resolution of differences and misunderstandings through discussions was also another focus in Ahmed's message to Ethiopian students. Ethiopia's higher education institutions have been hotbeds of dissent since the 1960s, eventually helping overthrow the last Ethiopian emperor, Haile Selassie I, in September 1974. In recent years, higher educational institutions have also become scenes of violence among students over political, ethnic and religious differences.

Source: Ethiopian News October 14, 2018 16:41 UTC