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Ethiopia Successfully Halts Auctions of Looted Maqdala Artifacts Over Past Five Years: Ethiopian Anthropologist

Ethiopia Successfully Halts Auctions of Looted Maqdala Artifacts Over Past Five Years: Ethiopian Anthropologist

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Ethiopia Successfully Halts Auctions of Looted Maqdala Artifacts Over Past Five Years: Ethiopian Anthropologist The Ethiopian Heritage Authority achieved this... 18.09.2026, Sputnik Africa

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Ethiopia Successfully Halts Auctions of Looted Maqdala Artifacts Over Past Five Years: Ethiopian Anthropologist The Ethiopian Heritage Authority achieved this by leveraging media pressure and direct engagement to cancel the sales, Alula Pankhurst, a board member of the Ethiopian Heritage Trust told Sputnik AfricaThe global stance demanding the repatriation of Ethiopian cultural artifacts to their country of origin is gaining increasing acceptance among art collectors worldwide, he added.Subscribe to @sputnik_africa Sputnik Africa | X

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