2016 in Ethiopia

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The following lists events that happened during 2016 in Ethiopia .

Incumbents

• President: Mulatu Teshome
• Prime Minister: Hailemariam Desalegn

Events

Ongoing

• Oromo protests

April

• 6 April – Seasonal rains come early to the country, causing floods, leaving at least 28 people dead. ^[1]
• 16 April – Ethiopia claims that South Sudanese men killed at least 140 people across the border. ^[2]

June

• 13 June – Ethiopia and Eritrea argue over who caused a recent border clash between the two nations. ^[3]

August

• 5 August – Student protests erupt in Addis Ababa and quickly spread across the country.
• 8 August – Over 50 protesters are killed by security forces over the past few days. Internet and journalist access is also restricted by the government. ^[4]

September

• 5 September – 23 prisoners are killed in a fire and stampede at the Kaliti Prison near the capital of Addis Ababa during an attempted prison break. ^[5]

October

• 2 October – Police allegedly attack Oromo protesters at a religious festival in Bishoftu, causing a stampede that killed 52 people. ^[6]
• 5 October – The railway line with Djibouti opens. ^[7] However, an American women is killed during protests. ^[8]
• 9 October – A state of emergency is declared following months of protests against the government. ^[9]
• 10 October – Ethiopia blames Egypt and Eritrea for the recent unrest in the country. ^[10]
• 20 October – A government minister reveals that over 1600 people have been detained following the state of emergency. ^[11]

November

• 24 November – 20 aircraft pilots are detained in Ethiopia's Gambela region after "illegally" arriving from Sudan. ^[12]

December

• 1 December – After arriving back from a trip to Europe, Merera Gudina, an opposition leader, is detained for allegedly violating the state of emergency. ^[13]

References

1. "Deadly floods hit Ethiopia".
2. "Ethiopia: Armed men 'kill 140' near South Sudan border". BBC News. 16 April 2016.
3. "Ethiopia and Eritrea blame each other for border clash". BBC News. 13 June 2016.
4. "Dozens killed in Ethiopia protest crackdown".
5. "Ethiopia fire kills 23 at prison 'holding Oromo protesters'". BBC News. 5 September 2016.
6. "Oromia: Stampede at Ethiopia protest leaves 52 dead". BBC News. 2 October 2016.
7. "Ethiopia-Djibouti electric railway line opens". BBC News. 5 October 2016.
8. "US woman dies in Ethiopia van attack". BBC News. 5 October 2016.
9. "Ethiopia declares state of emergency amid protests". BBC News. 9 October 2016.
10. "Ethiopia blames Egypt and Eritrea over unrest". BBC News. 10 October 2016.
11. "Ethiopia 'detains 1,600' under state of emergency". BBC News. 20 October 2016.
12. "Ethiopia detains vintage air rally pilots". BBC News. 24 November 2016.
13. "Ethiopia's Merera Gudina detained after trip to Europe". BBC News. December 2016.