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.
February 2 March – Twenty Ethiopian soldiers, 30 attackers, and three civilians are killed in the Metekel Zone of Benishangul-Gumuz Region.
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.
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. Oromo militias calls upon residents of Oromia to take up arms for "self-defense". Deaths 3 March – Abune Merkorios, 83, Co-Patriarch of the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church. 27 September – Madingo Afework, 44, singer. 6 November – Ali Birra, 72, singer and composer. 10 December – Tariku Birhanu, 39, actor and director.
See also
Timeline of the Tigray War
References