Attendees included representatives from the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church and UK historical heritage scholars, among others. The looting of cultural treasures has remained a contentious issue between Ethiopia and institutions holding them in foreign lands. The return of the Holy Tabot tablet of ‘Medhane’Alem,’ a religious artefact central to Ethiopian Orthodox Christianity, is particularly poignant. Countless African artefacts remain displaced, raising questions about the need for further repatriation efforts. Across the globe, museums house a wealth of African cultural treasures that were acquired through various means, often controversially.
