3 January – Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn announces that he will drop charges on political prisoners and close the camp of Maekelawi in effort he claims to "widen the democratic space for all".[1]
22 January – Seven people die in clashes over the weekend in Woldiya, Amhara Region between security forces and Ethiopian Orthodox worshippers taking part in the ceremony of Timkat.[2]
February
15 February – Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegnresigned from office, becoming the first politician to resign from office in modern Ethiopian history.[3]
23 June – A grenade attack occurred in Meskel Square, Addis Ababa during pro-Abiy rally. The grenade explosion occurred just after finishing his speech at the stage and ushered by security officials. The explosion resulted in the deaths of two people and injured 44 others.[5][6]
July
9 July – Eritrea and Ethiopia officially declare an end to their twenty-year conflict.[7][8]
14 July – Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed made landmark visit to Eritrea and welcomed by Eritrean President Isaias Afwerki.[9]
26 July – Simegnew Bekele, a project manager of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, died in his car parked in Meskel Square. Police autopsy concluded Simegnew died from gunshot wound and a handgun was retrieved.[10]
^Maasho, Aaron (August 13, 2018). Holmes, David (ed.). "At least 40 killed by paramilitaries in eastern Ethiopia". Reuters. At least 40 people were killed by paramilitary forces in eastern Ethiopia over the weekend, a senior regional official said on Monday, in the latest spate of violence driven by ethnic divisions. [...] On Monday, the Oromiya regional administration's spokesman Negeri Lencho said heavily armed members of a paramilitary force from the Somali region had carried out cross-border attacks in Oromiya's East Hararghe district.
