January 7 – Fighting breaks out between Somali protesters and Ethiopian troops in the town ofBeledweyne after an official is arrested for refusing to hand over a member of the oustedIslamic Courts Union. Three people are reportedly injured.[1]
January 8 –Abdullahi Yusuf Ahmed,Somalia's interim President, arrives in the capital,Mogadishu, his first visit sinceMujahideen forces of the Islamic Courts Union fled advancing Ethiopian troops and interim government soldiers.[2]
January 23 – Ethiopia begins withdrawing troops from Mogadishu.[3]
January 27 – Ethiopia is going to withdraw one third of its troops stationed in Somalia by Sunday January 28, 2007, Ethiopia's Prime MinisterMeles Zenawi says.[4]
April 22 – More than 60 people are killed in the fourth day of heavy fighting between Ethiopian troops and Islamist militia in Mogadishu.[6]
April 24 - Ethiopian rebels from the Ogaden National Liberation Front raid a Chinese-run oil field in near the country's border with Somalia, killing 74.[7]
July 20 – The government of Ethiopia pardons and frees opposition leaders who had been sentenced to life imprisonment for their roles in riots following 2005 elections. Prime MinisterMeles Zenawi denies that the release was forced by theUnited States.[8]
Years inEthiopia (1855–present)