© Members of Amhara region militias ride on their truck as they head to face the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF), in Sanja, Amhara region near a border with Tigray, Ethiopia 9 November 2020. REUTERS/Tiksa Negeri
A former US government contractor has pleaded guilty to conspiring to spy for Ethiopia after secretly passing highly classified American intelligence to senior officials in Addis Ababa, including information he hoped would help the government target fighters during the country's 2020–2022 civil war.
By Adekunle AgbetiloyeSouth Africa
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Ethiopian National Defence Forces (ENDF) soldiers train in the field of Dabat, 70km northeast of the city of Gondar, Ethiopia, on September 15, 2021 [File: Amanuel Sileshi/AFP]
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- November 4, 2026
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