Tuesday, November 30, 2004

Ethiopia Wants Looted Treasures Back

"Blair was not guilty of looting the treasures but he is guilty of not returning them," says Professor Richard Pankhurst.

So why didn't Ethiopian government officials request or push the PM that the British must return the looted goods that were stolen in 1868 from Ethiopia? I haven't a clue... For more information, click here.

Update: Agreement Signed with Italy to Return Axum Obelisk Strengthens Relation of Two Countries

Sidebar: Ethiopia has signed a 220 million Euro loan agreement with Italy to enable Ethiopia to produce an additional 450-mega watt from the Gilgel Gibe project. For more information, click here.

It's a plane! The US finds a plane to transport the stolen obelisk from Rome. The obelisk is scheduled to arrive between January and April 2005.

Axum obelisk from Ethiopia Online website

photo courtesy news.bbc.com

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