THE RETURN: The Shield of Magdala, was looted by British forces during the 1868 Expedition to Abyssinia (Ethiopia). Pic Credit: Alula Pankhurst.

Haile Selassie’s grandson has bought an Ethiopian shield at an auction to return the artefact to its homeland. The object, made of silver and animal hide, was stolen by British forces at the ...

Ethiopia has sent a formal request to cancel an auction of a shield looted from Maqdala by British armed forces in 1868. The auction house Anderson & Garland did not detail the item's provenance.