British Museum investigated over Ethiopian artefacts hidden from view for 150 years
Watchdog examining claims key details have not been disclosed about altar tablets it is facing calls to return The British Museum is being investigated by...
Category : Ethiopia
Ethiopian government tries to stop UK auction of looted Maqdala shield
Proposed sale of Abyssinian artefact taken during 1868 battle triggers appeal for restitution of ‘wrongfully acquired’ item The Ethiopian government has called the auction of...
French journalist arrested in Ethiopia accused of ‘conspiracy to create chaos’
Antoine Galindo is accused of conspiring with rebels, but press freedom groups say no evidence has been found and call for his immediate release Ethiopian...
Westminster Abbey agrees ‘in principle’ to return sacred tablet to Ethiopia
Carved wooden tabot has been at Abbey since British forces looted it at Battle of Maqdala in 1868 Westminster Abbey has agreed “in principle” to...
Dozens of civilians killed by Ethiopian state troops in Amhara region, say reports
Witnesses claim victims shot ‘execution style’ during house raids after clashes between government forces and Fano rebels Ethiopian government troops went door-to-door killing dozens of...
We must act on Ethiopia food crisis, says UK minister
Andrew Mitchell warns of ‘humanitarian catastrophe’ triggered by El Niño-driven drought and conflict The risk of a humanitarian catastrophe in northern Ethiopia is growing, Andrew...
Ethiopia hails return of its first plane, stolen by Mussolini in 1930s
Red two-seater named after Emperor Haile Selassie’s daughter abandoned in 1936 after Italy invaded country Almost nine decades after it was stolen by Benito Mussolini’s...
Egypt backs Somalia in dispute over Ethiopia-Somaliland deal
Somalia mobilises regional support as Ethiopia considers recognising breakaway region to gain sea access The president of Egypt, Abdel Fatah al-Sisi, has expressed his support...
‘We are ready for a war’: Somalia threatens conflict with Ethiopia over breakaway region
Somaliland declares port deal with landlocked Ethiopia void in bid to be recognised as a country Somalia is prepared to go to war to stop...
Somalia vows to defend sovereignty after Ethiopia-Somaliland deal
Mogadishu recalls ambassador to Ethiopia over ‘null and void’ Red Sea port agreement Somalia has promised to defend its territory by “any legal means” and...
