2018 in Ethiopia
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See also: | Other events of 2018 Timeline of Ethiopian history |
The following lists events in the year 2018 in Ethiopia.
Incumbents
- President: Mulatu Teshome
- Prime Minister: Hailemariam Desalegn (until 15 February, care-taker from 15 February to 2 April), Abiy Ahmed Ali (from 2 April)
Events
January
- 3 January - Prime Minister Desalegn announces that he will drop charges on political prisoners and close the camp of Maekelawi in effort he claims to "widen the democratic space for all".
- 22 January - Seven people die in clashes over the weekend in Woldiya, Amhara Region between security forces and Ethiopian Orthodox worshippers taking part in the ceremony of Timkat.
July
- 9 July – Eritrea and Ethiopia officially declare an end to their twenty-year conflict.
August
- 11-12 August - Paramilitaries from Somalia reportedly attacked the East Hararghe Zone in Oromia Region, killing at least 40 people.