2024 in Ethiopia
The following is a list of events predicted and scheduled to take place in the year 2024 in Ethiopia.
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See also: | Other events of 2024 Timeline of Ethiopian history |
Incumbents[edit]
Events[edit]
Ongoing[edit]
- War in Amhara[1][verification needed][2][3][4][5][verification needed]
- Unrest in Gambela[6][7]
- Amhara genocide
- Demolitions of civilian houses, religious and historical cites in Addis Ababa, killings, and bodily Injury.[8][9][10][11][12][verification needed]
- Detention and arbitrary arrest
- Severe fertilizer shortage and agricultural crisis in Amhara
- Ethnic violence in Konso
- Ethnic violence against Amaro Koore
- Benishangul-Gumuz conflict
- OLA insurgency
- Denial of the Gurage and Wolayta ethnic groups from forming regional statehood.[13]
- COVID-19 pandemic in Ethiopia
- Educational crisis in Ethiopia since 2020
January[edit]
- 1 January –
- Ethiopia announces an agreement with Somaliland to use 20 km of coastline, including the port of Berbera, in exchange for eventual recognition of the Somaliland Declaration of Independence, which would make it the first country to do so.[14]
- Ethiopia formally joins the BRICS group.[15]
February[edit]
- 23 February – An Ethiopian airstrike kills at least 15 people and wounds over 20 more in North Shewa. Many of the victims were fleeing clashes between Fano and the Ethiopian government.[16]
March[edit]
- 1 March – Intense fighting between the Fano militia and the Ethiopian government breaks out in Bahir Dar, the capital of Amhara region.[17]
- 15 March – the Commercial Bank of Ethiopia (CBE) encountered a systematic glitch on its service involving withdrawal of large amount of money more than 40 million dollar. CBE officials suspected that the glitch was caused by economic and political reason[18] and the money was easily transferred to university students reported in Dilla and Jimma University.[19]
References[edit]
- ^ "ኢሰመኮ የዐማራ ክልል ውጥረት በውይይት እንዲፈታ አሳሰበ". ቪኦኤ (in Amharic). 8 May 2023. Retrieved 2023-05-10.
- ^ "Ethiopia: Amhara People, Betrayed Persecuted and Ignored – BY GRAHAM PEEBLES | EthioReference". ethioreference.com. Retrieved 2023-05-13.
- ^ AAA-admin (2023-05-05). "Update on Developments in Ethiopia – May 04, 2023". Amhara Association o. Retrieved 2023-05-13.
- ^ "Ethiopia's post-war challenge: Disarming regional militias". The East African. 2023-04-15. Retrieved 2023-05-13.
- ^ ACLED, Communications (2023-05-06). "EPO April 2023 Monthly: Volatility in Amhara Region While the Rest of the Country Stabilizes". Ethiopia Peace Observatory. Retrieved 2023-05-10.
- ^ "Ethiopia Travel Advisory". travel.state.gov. Retrieved 2023-07-21.
- ^ "ግጭት እና ግድያ በተባባሰበት የጋምቤላ ክልል ሁሉም ከተሞች የሰዓት እላፊ ገደብ ተጣለ". ቪኦኤ (in Amharic). 2023-07-20. Retrieved 2023-07-21.
- ^ "Ethiopia: Anger as govt. officials demolish hundreds of houses in area earmarked for development projects". Business & Human Rights Resource Centre (in French). Retrieved 2023-03-09.
- ^ AAA-admin (2023-01-12). "Demolitions of Houses, Killings, and Bodily Injury of Amharas in the Newly Established Sheger City". Amhara Association o. Retrieved 2023-03-09.
- ^ "በአዲስ አበባ በተከሰተ ተቃውሞ ሁለት ሰዎች ሲሞቱ ከ100 በላይ ሰዎች በፖሊስ ተያዙ". BBC News አማርኛ (in Amharic). 2023-05-26. Retrieved 2023-05-27.
- ^ "Two people lost their lives in a march in Addis Ababa against the mosque's demolition – EthioExplorer.com". 2023-04-08. Retrieved 2023-05-27.
- ^ Presse, AFP-Agence France. "3 Killed As Muslims, Police Clash In Ethiopia Capital". www.barrons.com. Retrieved 2023-06-09.
- ^ "Freedom in the World 2023". Freedom House.
- ^ "Somalia calls Ethiopia-Somaliland agreement act of aggression". 2024-01-02. Retrieved 2024-01-02.
- ^ "Iran joins BRICS group formally in 2024". Tehran Times. 2024-01-01. Retrieved 2024-01-02.
- ^ "Airstrike in Ethiopia's Amhara kills about 15 civilians, residents say". The East African. 2024-02-23. Retrieved 2024-02-23.
- ^ "Fighting returns to Amhara region's main city Bahir Dar". The East African. 2024-03-01. Retrieved 2024-03-02.
- ^ Standard, Addis (2024-03-19). "CBE reports massive cyber-attack attempts amid internal "glitch" causing loss of millions of birr". Addis Standard. Retrieved 2024-03-20.
- ^ "Commercial Bank of Ethiopia glitch lets customers withdraw millions". 2024-03-18. Retrieved 2024-03-20.