2016 in Ethiopia

The following lists events that happened during 2016 in Ethiopia.

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See also:Other events of 2016
Timeline of Ethiopian history

Incumbents

Events

April

June
  • June 13 - Ethiopia and Eritrea argue over who caused a recent border clash between the two nations.[3]

August
  • August 5 - Student protests erupt in Addis Ababa and quickly spread across the country.
  • August 8 - Over 50 protesters are killed by security forces over the past few days. Internet and journalist access is also restricted by the government.[4]

September
  • September 5 - 23 prisoners are killed in a fire and stampede at the Kaliti Prison near the capital of Addis Ababa during an attempted prison break.[5]

October
  • October 2 - Police allegedly attack Oromo protesters at a religious festival in Bishoftu, causing a stampede that killed 52 people.[6]
  • October 5 - The railway line with Djibouti opens.[7] However, an American women is killed during protests.[8]
  • October 9 - A state of emergency is declared following months of protests against the government.[9]
  • October 10 - Ethiopia blames Egypt and Eritrea for the recent unrest in the country.[10]
  • October 20 - A government minister reveals that over 1600 people have been detained following the state of emergency.[11]

November
  • November 24 - 20 aircraft pilots are detained in Ethiopia's Gambela region after "illegally" arriving from Sudan.[12]

December
  • December 1 - After arriving back from a trip to Europe, Merera Gudina, an opposition leader, is detained for allegedly violating the state of emergency.[13]

References
  1. "Deadly floods hit Ethiopia".
  2. "Ethiopia: Armed men 'kill 140' near South Sudan border".
  3. "Ethiopia and Eritrea blame each other for border clash".
  4. "Dozens killed in Ethiopia protest crackdown".
  5. "Ethiopia fire kills 23 at prison 'holding Oromo protesters'".
  6. "Oromia: Stampede at Ethiopia protest leaves 52 dead".
  7. "Ethiopia-Djibouti electric railway line opens".
  8. "US woman dies in Ethiopia van attack".
  9. "Ethiopia declares state of emergency amid protests".
  10. "Ethiopia blames Egypt and Eritrea over unrest".
  11. "Ethiopia 'detains 1,600' under state of emergency".
  12. "Ethiopia detains vintage air rally pilots".
  13. "Ethiopia's Merera Gudina detained after trip to Europe".
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