2022 in Ethiopia

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Events in the year 2022 in Ethiopia .

Incumbents

• President: Sahle-Work Zewde
• Prime Minister: Abiy Ahmed

Events

Ongoing

• Benishangul-Gumuz conflict
• OLA insurgency
• Tigray War
• COVID-19 pandemic

January

• 7 January – At least 56 people are killed by an airstrike on an IDP camp in Dedebit, Tigray Region, Ethiopia. ^[1]

February

• 2 March – Twenty Ethiopian soldiers, 30 attackers, and three civilians are killed in the Metekel Zone of Benishangul-Gumuz Region. ^[2]

June

• 18 June – The OLA militant commits ethnic massacre against Amhara civilians in Gimbi town, Oromia Region.

July

• 20 July – About 500 al-Shabaab fighters cross into Ethiopia's Somali Region Afder Zone in context of invasion of Ethiopia.

October

• 4 October – Tigray war: The Ethiopian National Defense Force launched airstrike against Adi Daero school, killing more than 50 people and injures 70 others.
• 25 October – Tigray War peace talks mediated by the African Union is formally being held for the first time in Johannesburg, South Africa. ^[3]

November

• 2 November – Ethiopian and Tigrayan forces agreed to permanently cease any hostilities, ending the 2 year war in Tigray.

December

• 6 December –
  • Hundreds of people held demonstrations across Oromia following reports of hostilities across the region. ^[4]
  • Oromo militias calls upon residents of Oromia to take up arms for "self-defense". ^[4]

Deaths

• 3 March – Abune Merkorios, 83, Co-Patriarch of the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church.
• 22 September – Madingo Afework, 44, singer. ^[5]
• 6 November – Ali Birra, 72, singer and composer. ^[6]
• 10 December – Tariku Birhanu, 39, actor and director. ^[7]

See also

• 2020s portal

• Timeline of the Tigray War

References

1. "Ethiopia: At least 56 killed in Tigray airstrike on camp for internally displaced, aid workers say". Sky News. Retrieved 8 January 2022.
2. "Ambush and reprisals in Ethiopia kill 64 - rights body". The Jerusalem Post | Jpost.com. Retrieved 25 March 2022.
3. "Ethiopia peace talks start in South Africa". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 30 October 2022.
4. "Ethiopia: Protests Erupt Across Oromia After Latest Violence in East Wollega, OLF Calls On Oromos to Defend Themselves". All Africa. Retrieved 12 December 2022.
5. "Police investigating the death of Popular singer Madingo Afewrok". Borkena. 28 September 2022. Retrieved 14 August 2025.
6. Fortune, (Addis). "An Icon, Maven Ali Birra Dies at 75" . Retrieved 19 August 2025.
7. Tewodros, Rebecca (18 March 2023). "Wedaj: A Last Testament Of Tariku (Baba) Birhanu's Legacy". www.thereporterethiopia.com. Retrieved 14 August 2025.