2017 in Ethiopia
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Incumbents
Events
Ongoing
January
- 10 January – The Addis Ababa-Djibouti Railway is finally complete creating a high speed link with Djibouti.[1]
March
- 11 March – At least 48 people are killed in a landslide at a landfill in the capital, Addis Ababa.[2]
August
Deaths
- 31 July – Tesfaye Sahlu, 94, comedian, storybook author, singer (Ababa Tesfaye's Storytime).[4]
References
- ↑ "Ethiopia: Addis Ababa-Djibouti Railway Officially Completed, Creating High Speed Link Between Djibouti and Ethiopia".
- ↑ "Ethiopia rubbish landslide kills 48 in Addis Ababa". BBC News. 12 March 2017.
- ↑ "U.S. expands food, health aid to Ethiopia, Kenya amid crisis". Reuters. 3 August 2017.
- ↑ Getachew, Samuel (2017-08-05). ""Yezare Abebawoch, Yenege Frewoch"". www.thereporterethiopia.com. Retrieved 2025-08-13.
