2003 in Ethiopia

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See also:| Other events of 2003
Timeline of Ethiopian history

The following lists events that happened during 2003 in Ethiopia.

## Incumbents

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* President: Girma Wolde-Giorgis
* Prime Minister: Meles Zenawi

## Events

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### January

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* January 11 - A drought has spread across the country being one of the worst in the country's history.[1]
* January 24 - The Ethiopian government denies harassing teachers and students opposed to the regime during riots in 2001.[2]

### November

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* November 18 - The United Nations' World Food Programme has warned that the need for aid in Ethiopia is set to soar.[3]

### December

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* December 10 - Near the border with Somalia, farmers have been growing khat instead of coffee.[4]

## References

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1. ^ "Ethiopia's long wait for rain".
2. ^ "Ethiopia denies harassingg teachers".
3. ^ "Ethiopians needing aid set to soar".
4. ^ "Ethiopia swaps coffee for drugs".

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2003 in Africa

Sovereign 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 limited
recognition

* Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic
* Somaliland

Dependencies and
other territories

* Canary Islands / Ceuta / Melilla (Spain)
* Madeira (Portugal)
* Mayotte / Réunion (France)
* Saint Helena / Ascension Island / Tristan da Cunha (United Kingdom)

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