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Addis Ababa steps up bid to recover looted art after attempted parchment sale in Paris

A gold and copper crown, made in Ethiopia around 1740, from the 1868 battle of Maqdala, housed in the Victoria and Albert museum in central London, on 5 April, 2018.
A gold and copper crown, made in Ethiopia around 1740, from the 1868 battle of Maqdala, housed in the Victoria and Albert museum in central London, on 5 April, 2018. © Daniel Leal/AFP
Ethiopia is hoping to capitalise on the global momentum for the restitution of works of art looted in Africa, in order to win over both public and private institutions. This was given new impetus with Abiy Ahmed's arrival in power. [...]
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