2022 in Ethiopia explained

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 in Ethiopia
• House demolition
• Educational crisis in Ethiopia since 2020

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 - Gimbi massacre

July

• 20 July - 2022 al-Shabaab invasion of Ethiopia

October

• 4 October - Adi Daero school airstrike
• 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, Patriarch of the Ethiopian Orthodox Church

See also

• Timeline of the Tigray War

Notes and References

1. Web site: Ethiopia: At least 56 killed in Tigray airstrike on camp for internally displaced, aid workers say. 2022-01-08. Sky News. en.
2. News: Ambush and reprisals in Ethiopia kill 64 - rights body . 2022-03-25 . The Jerusalem Post | Jpost.com . en-US.
3. News: Ethiopia peace talks start in South Africa. Al Jazeera. 30 October 2022.
4. News: Ethiopia: Protests Erupt Across Oromia After Latest Violence in East Wollega, OLF Calls On Oromos to Defend Themselves. All Africa. 12 December 2022.