Ethiopia
Sacred Ethiopian tablet looted by the British at the battle of Maqdala 155 years ago is returned in London church service
Restitution of tabot, which was bought by an art scholar for this purpose, puts spotlight on the British Museum to return 11 in its possession
Exclusive: first colour photographs shed fresh light on Ethiopia's most treasured icon and its looting by an agent of the British Museum
An Art Newspaper investigation uncovers new details on the infamous seizure in 1868 by Richard Holmes of a 500-year-old painting of Christ, the Kwer’ata Re’esu, which never reached the London institution
King Charles III faces pressure to return sacred tabot—which symbolically represents the Ark of the Covenant—to Ethiopia
Westminster Abbey, which is directly under the monarch’s jurisdiction, currently refuses to return the holy tablet
Ethiopia's oldest icon may be the work of an Italian master
An artist from Siena could have travelled to Africa in the 14th century to create triptych, which is in a remote monastery in northern Ethiopia
Ethiopian gallery Addis Fine Art to open space in London
One of the few Black-owned galleries in London, the space will open with a show of Nirit Takele in October as the gallery takes part in Frieze London for the first time
Maqdala treasures looted by British troops returned to Ethiopia in 'largest single restitution'
At the ceremony in London, the Ethiopian ambassador renewed calls for museums to return Maqdala objects
Sacred rock-hewn churches at risk as rebel forces take control of Ethiopia's Unesco World Heritage Site Lalibela
Historic town, a holy site for millions of Orthodox Christians, caught up in widening Tigray conflict
Looted Maqdala objects—pulled from rural English auction at the last minute—will be returned to Ethiopia
Busby auction house confirms it has "negotiated a settlement" after Ethiopian officials requested the return of items stolen by British troops in a brutal 1868 battle
Ethiopian heritage under attack as reports of massacre emerge
Eyewitnesses say Eritrean military stormed an Ethiopian Orthodox Church in Axum, killing hundreds
British Museum considers loan of ‘invisible’ objects back to Ethiopia
Country has requested return of 11 tabots held in sealed storeroom that the Ethiopian Orthodox Church believes should only be viewed by its priests
London museum returns emperor's hair—taken by a British officer as a war trophy—to Ethiopia
The two locks will be buried at the monastery where emperor Tewodros' body was interred
Ethiopia claims Ten Commandments tablet hidden in Westminster Abbey
Sacred object taken by British troops in the 19th century is concealed inside an altar
Should UK foreign aid benefit cultural projects overseas? George Osborne squares up to Tristram Hunt
'Where is the crown of Maqdala?', V&A asks Ethiopia
Crown that was returned in 1925 has disappeared
British Museum, V&A, British Library and more face restitution claims as Ethiopia moves for Maqdala treasures
Treasures lost in the punitive sacking of Maqdala are subject to restitution claims
UK museums face controversial Ethiopian legacy: The Maqdala materials at the British Museum, the V&A, and the British Library
The Art Newspaper reveals that sacred Maqdala tablets are hidden away in a sealed store of the British Museum
Holy tabots to be transferred from British Museum to Ethiopian church
Conversely, the University of Edinburgh has ruled against returning their own war loot
Ethiopian restitution claims at the British Museum: The museum responds
Update on requests for information regarding objects seized at battle of Maqdala
Ethiopian restitution claims at the British Museum: The Art Newspaper Investigates
British Museum holds collection of objects seized at battle of Maqdala
From the archive (1998): How The Art Newspaper tracked down Ethiopia’s greatest icon after its looting by a British agent in 1868
The Kwer'ata Re'esu was kept in a bank vault in Portugal, where our correspondent examined it and took colour photographs in 1998
Ethiopian football fans demand return of Axum obelisk looted by Mussolini
Official campaign for restitution of sculptured stele