2015 in Ethiopia

The following events occurred during the year 2015 in Ethiopia.

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Decades:	1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s
See also:	Other events of 2015 Timeline of Ethiopian history

Incumbents

• Prime Minister: Hailemariam Desalegn
• President: Mulatu Teshome

Events

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.

May

• 24 May - Voters go to the polls to vote in the general elections with the ruling party facing no viable opposition.^[1]

September

• 20 September - First line of the Addis Ababa Light Rail opens.^[2]

October

• 10 October - The Gilgel Gibe III Dam begins to generate power.^[3]

November

• 21 November - 2015 CECAFA Cup, hosted in Addis Ababa, begins.