Stolen Treasures: Nine Artifacts Claimed from the British Museum

Ethiopia’s Magdala treasure—a suite of religious and historic artifacts looted during the British assault on Magdala in 1868—remains largely outside Ethiopia today, though the Magdala artifacts continue to resurface, often in private collections or auctions. Some have been recovered or purchased by philanthropists or members of the Ethiopian diaspora to facilitate their return
Le Monde.fr . Many of these items, together with sacred tabots (replicas of the Ark of the Covenant), are deeply sacred and the Ethiopian government strongly requests their restitution.