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More than a century after they were looted by British forces, some of Ethiopia’s long-lost treasures could be returning home soon—but only on loan.
In the build-up to a display of some the Ethiopian artifacts this week at the Victoria and Albert Museum, Tristram Hunt, the museum director, says a “long-term loan” can be arranged to allow the items be displayed in Ethiopia, The Guardian UK reports. The Ethiopian artifacts were plundered by British forces on a mission to rescue British hostages in Maqdala, the capital of the ancient Abyssinia kingdom, now part of modern-day Ethiopia, in 1868. Hundreds of the artifacts taken remain in the hold of British institutions like the V&A museum and the Royal Library at Windsor Castle.
Several campaigns for the repatriation of African art looted before and during the colonial era have been carried out with middling results. Since the mid-1990s, movements have lobbied British institutions for the return of Nigerian bronze artifacts looted from the Benin kingdom in 1897. The British Museum was in talks to return some last year. Repatriation causes appear to have gained a formidable European ally though as Emmanuel Macron, president of France, said during a trip to Burkina Faso last November that the return of African artifacts will become “a top priority” his country over the next five years.
Even though a formal bid for restitution of the artifacts filed by Ethiopia in 2007 was rejected, the offer of a loan offers a glimmer of hope in the push for permanent return of the art. Andreas Eshete, co-founder of a group campaigning for the return of the artifacts says the prospect of a long-term loan is “great improvement on what has happened before.” The big hope though is that it is the first step on the journey to bringing back the country’s art treasures. But that depends on how well the loan period goes as having the treasures “used in a proper way” and accessible to local and international audiences may help change the minds of current holders of Ethiopian artefacts “about the value of holding on to them for ever,” Eshete said.
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Ethiopian Adane Weldkiros killed outside Dallas hotel
DALLAS, Tex. (FOX4News.com)―A security guard was killed outside a North Dallas hotel overnight.
The fatal shooting happened around 1 a.m. Wednesday at the Holiday Inn Express on Vantage Point Drive, near Interstate 635 and Greenville Avenue.
Police believe 72-year-old Adane Yemru Weldekiros asked the suspect, 34-year-old Randall Terrell, to leave the property. He left but then came back and shot Adane Yemru multiple times.
Justin Boggs was a witness and said he heard the guard begging for his life just before he was killed.
“I woke up 1 in the morning hearing the gunshots and I heard someone yelling, ‘Get down. Put your head on the ground. Put your head on the ground,’” Boggs recalled. “And I heard another person saying, ‘No. Please don’t do this. Please don’t do this.’ And I heard three more shots.”
Boggs said he looked out the window a few minutes later and saw a man holding a gun. He quickly closed the window and waiting for the cops to arrive.
According to the affidavit, Terrell was still on the scene when police arrived. When the officer asked if he’d shot the victim, he said “yes.” But a motive is still unclear. The affidavit says Terrell told police “the pistol was in plain view in the open suitcase” next to him.
Adane Yemru, an American citizen who was born in Ethiopia, was wearing a uniform but was unarmed. He had worked as a security guard at various locations for nine years, police said.
Boggs has been staying at the hotel for more than two weeks and says he got to know and like Adane Yemru
“Super nice guy. Just a really, really nice guy,” Boggs said. “He’s just been nothing but kind to us.”
Terrell is being held in the Dallas County Jail on a murder charge. His bond has been set at $100,000.
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Germany’s Merkel Urges Ethiopia PM to Lead Inclusive Dialogue With all Political Parties
Angela Merkel, the German chancellor has urged Abiy Ahmed, the newly elected prime minister of Ethiopia to lead an inclusive political dialogue with all political forces.
In a congratulatory statement issued on Thursday, Merkel expressed her desire to see PM Abiy success in tackling the challenges facing the country.
“The Federal Government is also ready to support Ethiopia on its way to a future of greater prosperity and freedom for all.”
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In February, the German government urged Ethiopia to widen the democratic space do more in the area of releasing political prisoners.
In January, the country’s ambassador to Ethiopia met with top opposition leader Merera Gudina during which time the embassy said both parties had fruitful discussions over political developments in Ethiopia.
PM Abiy is tasked with implementing democratic reforms and defusing ethnic tensions in the Oromiya and Amhara regions which have dogged the government since 2015.
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