Hair of Late 19-Century Ethiopian Prince Kidnapped By British Troops Over 150 Years Ago Returned By UK to African Nation’s Ambassador and Accepted as ‘Signal’ of ‘Restitution’
Hair from an Ethiopian prince was given back to ambassadors of his home country in London, England, last week. The lock of Prince Alemayehu’s hair was returned to Ethiopia’s ambassador to the U.K. Teferi Melesse Desta, during a ceremony on Thursday, according to a Sep. 22 statement by Ethiopia’s U.K. embassy. “The returning of this lock…