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. March 11 March – At least 48 people are killed in a landslide at a landfill in the capital, Addis Ababa.
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.
Deaths
31 July – Tesfaye Sahlu, 94, comedian, storybook author, singer (Ababa Tesfaye's Storytime).
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