January 4, 2005
Still waiting
Ethiopian obelisk to go home at lastThe Guardian Monday January 3, 2005 - A long-running cultural and diplomatic wrangle looks likely to be resolved within months, with the return of a 1,700-year-old obelisk that was hauled out of Ethiopia by Italian colonial troops in the fascist era.
The government in Addis Ababa announced this week that the treasured stone column would be flown home from Rome in May, putting an end to years of procrastination and 18 months of logistical delays.
That's odd. Because I heard another government source saying that the first part of the obelisk could come back as early as this week. We shall have to wait and see.
Posted by aheavens at January 4, 2005 4:47 AM