Thousands of Eritrean students have returned to school after being called up by the government to help reap the national harvest, Reuters reported, citing officials. It said around 20,000 high school students were called up two weeks ago to help bring in the harvest. "In the current situation with Ethiopia, we are obliged to do our best for food security," a government official told Reuters. The need for extra help was partly the
result of the doubling of the harvest this year, officials said.
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