At different times, Ethiopia has lost numerous ancient cultural heritages and treasures because of looting and plundering. On the other hand, the looting and smuggling of these precious cultural heritages are still prevalent inside the country. Hailemelekote Agizewe, Senior Heritage Conservator at the Authority says the Emperor had collected most of Ethiopian heritages in a library. "We have prepared a national scientific heritages registration manual format," Abera says adding "we are also preparing national data base for cultural heritages". According to the proclamation, individuals who engage in illegal smuggling of cultural heritages will face six to 20 years jail sentence.

Source: Ethiopian News October 12, 2017 08:48 UTC