Director of the Authority for Conservation of Cultural Heritage, Haile Zeleke, said the heritage sites have suffered damage because of their age. The churches of Lalibela, dubbed the 'Eighth Wonder of the World', are still in active use today. Works on the Fasil Ghebbi in Gondar, which are experiencing cracking, will be launched as soon as a consulting firm has been selected. Ethiopia has nine UNESCO World Heritage Sites, the most of any country in Africa. Five other sites in Ethiopia are currently under consideration by UNESCO as Tentative World Heritage Sites.

Source: Ethiopian News February 25, 2018 21:11 UTC