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A total of Twelve historical items were formally given back to Ethiopia following remaining by a household from Germany for more than ten decades.

These treasures, originally gathered in the early twentieth century by the German then-envoy to the Ethiopian empire a German envoy and his spouse his partner, were transferred on Wednesday to the Ethiopian Studies Institute at the university in Addis Ababa.

The collection included royal crowns, shields and paintings, all viewed as historically valuable in the country.

"These items still represent a mark of the enduring and amicable relationship between Germany and Ethiopia," said the German diplomat, Germany's envoy to the East African country.

Dr. a professor, whose parent was delivered during the family's assignment in the nation, delivered the objects at a event attended by the Minister of Tourism the tourism official.

He said that the family's intention to give back the items was to "display their splendor with the public and safeguard the culture and past connected to my father's beginning."

These artefacts were either presents or purchases, as stated by the family.

"I want to thank Professor Weiss's relatives for concretely demonstrating their profound affection for Ethiopia by diligently maintaining these items and importantly securing their homecoming to their rightful nation," commented the tourism minister.

The minister added that the pieces would shortly be available to the public for investigation and academic study, terming the decision a landmark in safeguarding the nation's cultural heritage.

"Efforts are ongoing to return historical items that are located in the hands of private persons and institutions around the globe," she stated.

During colonialism in Africa, thousands of traditional items were plundered.

This call by African countries for the restoration of looted objects has been responded to by certain positive outcomes in recent years - although several artefacts are only on temporary return.

In two years ago, Germany was the initial country to give back a selection of the well-known historical items to the Nigerian people in an attempt to confront its "troubled legacy."

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