Turning to Ethiopia, United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) teams yesterday successfully mounted the third and last block of the Aksum Obelisk in its original location.
Weighing 150 tons and 24 metres high, the Obelisk is the second largest stela on the Aksum World Heritage site in northern Ethiopia, close to the border with Eritrea. Transported to Rome by the troops of Mussolini in 1937, it was returned in April 2005 by the Italian Government. The inauguration ceremony will take place on 4 September.
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