Negeri Lencho, Ethiopia’s Minister of Information has disclosed that relative calm had returned to university campuses rocked by deadly violence weeks back and that teaching and learning had started. His colleague Minister of the Education Ministry Tilaye Gete had said in mid-December that the clashes were political in nature. Lencho also implored students to abide by a curfew and the deployment of security forces because both measures were to cement the peace. He said the government had no plans to permanently station security forces on the campuses. The United States and the European Union in recent statements have expressed worry about the deteriorating security situation in Ethiopia.

Source: Ethiopian News December 21, 2017 23:03 UTC