2017 in Ethiopia

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The following lists events in the year 2017 in Ethiopia.

Incumbents

• President: Mulatu Teshome
• Prime Minister: Hailemariam Desalegn

Events

Ongoing

• Oromo protests
• 2016–2018 Ethiopian state of emergency

January

• 10 January – The Addis Ababa-Djibouti Railway is finally complete creating a high speed link with Djibouti. ^[1]

March

• 11 March – At least 48 people are killed in a landslide at a landfill in the capital, Addis Ababa. ^[2]

August

• 3 August – USAID expands food aid to Ethiopia as well as Kenya to help them against the famine. $137 million has been donated to Ethiopia. ^[3]

Deaths

• 31 July – Tesfaye Sahlu, 94, comedian, storybook author, singer (Ababa Tesfaye's Storytime). ^[4]

References

1. "Ethiopia: Addis Ababa-Djibouti Railway Officially Completed, Creating High Speed Link Between Djibouti and Ethiopia".
2. "Ethiopia rubbish landslide kills 48 in Addis Ababa". BBC News. 12 March 2017.
3. "U.S. expands food, health aid to Ethiopia, Kenya amid crisis". Reuters. 3 August 2017.
4. Getachew, Samuel (2017-08-05). ""Yezare Abebawoch, Yenege Frewoch"". www.thereporterethiopia.com. Retrieved 2025-08-13.