ADDIS ABABA, (Reuters) – A museum in Britain has agreed to return a ruler’s locks of hair cut from his corpse by a British soldier more than 150 years ago, Ethiopia said yesterday. Emperor Tewodros II took his own life after his defeat by British troops at the Battle of Magdala in northern Ethiopia in 1868. “The objects are considered significant to the Museum’s collection for their historical connection to a major and unique campaign fought by the British Army in 1868 and were collected in good faith,” it said. His demise came after a British force stormed his mountaintop fortress to free European diplomats, missionaries and adventurers he had jailed. The Horn of Africa country has also been campaigning for the return of Prince Alemayehu’s bones.

Source: Ethiopian News March 05, 2019 04:41 UTC