British museums have handed over many looted artefacts to the Ethiopian Embassy in London, Ethiopian state-affiliated media outlet, Fana Broadcasting Corporate, reported on Friday.
The artefacts included Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church (EOTC) tablets, a lock of hair of an Ethiopian prince, three cups made of silver and a shield.
The British handed over the artefacts in a ceremony to the Ethiopian Ambassador to Britain, Teferi Melese, on Thursday evening.
The artefacts are expected to be returned to Ethiopia in the coming days.
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According to the report, EOTC representatives, British parliamentarians and Ethiopia National Heritage Restitution Committee (ENHRC) attended the ceremony.
Established under Ethiopian Ministry of Culture and Tourism in 2020, ENHRC aims to restore looted, stolen and illegally exported heritages.
A British expeditionary force that fought and defeated Emperor Tewodros II, an Ethiopian king, in 1868, looted many artefacts in the aftermath of the battle.
Ethiopian government has been lobbying with some success for decades to return the looted artefacts stored in various British museums. (Xinhua)
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