2015 in Ethiopia From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Decades: 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s See also:Other events of 2015Timeline of Ethiopian history ← 2014 2013 2012 2015 in Ethiopia → 2016 2017 2018 Decades: 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s See also:Other events of 2015Timeline of Ethiopian history The following events occurred during the year 2015 in Ethiopia. Prime Minister: Hailemariam Desalegn President: Mulatu Teshome Events Ongoing Oromo protests February 1 February – Testing of the Addis Ababa Light Rail, the first light railway in Sub-Saharan Africa, begins. March 5 March – 2015 African Junior Athletics Championships begin in Addis Ababa. April 19 April – 2015 Islamic State killing of Christian migrants in Libya: Islamic State in Libya Province releases beheading video of approximately 30 Ethiopian Christian immigrants, resulting in broader outrage and condemnation in Ethiopia.[1] May 24 May – Voters go to the polls to vote in the general elections with the ruling party facing no viable opposition.[2] September 20 September – First line of the Addis Ababa Light Rail opens.[3] October 10 October – The Gilgel Gibe III Dam begins to generate power.[4] November 21 November – The 2015 CECAFA Cup, hosted in Addis Ababa, begins. Deaths 12 September – Seble Tefera, 39, actress (Betoch, Yarefede Arada), car crash.[5] References ↑ "Ethiopia mourns Christian nationals killed by ISIL". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 2025-08-13. ↑ "Ethiopia's election is a wake-up call on human rights and sound governance". TheGuardian.com. ↑ "Ethiopia: Addis Light Rail Eases Transportation Problem". allAfrica.com. ↑ "Ethiopia: The Gilgel Gibe III Hydroelectric Project Has Begun Power Generation". allAfrica.com. ↑ Ayalew, Yohannes (2015-09-12). "Renowned Ethiopian Artist killed In a Car Accident on a New Year. |". Retrieved 2025-08-13. vte Years in Ethiopia (1855–present)19th century Pre-1850s 1850s 1860s 1870s 1880s 1890s 1900s 20th century 1910s 1920s 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 21st century 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 vte2015 in AfricaSovereign states Algeria Angola Benin Botswana Burkina Faso Burundi Cameroon Cape Verde Central African Republic Chad Comoros Democratic Republic of the Congo Republic of the Congo Djibouti Egypt Equatorial Guinea Eritrea Eswatini Ethiopia Gabon The Gambia Ghana Guinea Guinea-Bissau Ivory Coast Kenya Lesotho Liberia Libya Madagascar Malawi Mali Mauritania Mauritius Morocco Mozambique Namibia Niger Nigeria Rwanda São Tomé and Príncipe Senegal Seychelles Sierra Leone Somalia South Africa South Sudan Sudan Tanzania Togo Tunisia Uganda Zambia Zimbabwe States with limitedrecognition Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic Somaliland Dependencies andother territories Canary Islands / Ceuta / Melilla (Spain) Madeira (Portugal) Mayotte / Réunion (France) Saint Helena / Ascension Island / Tristan da Cunha (United Kingdom) This year in Africa article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.vte Related Articles
