Ethiopian artefacts on eBay spark fears of looting from war-torn Tigray
Ancient relics including manuscripts and bibles are being sold online for as little as a few hundred pounds
An Ethiopian Muslim stands inside a damaged mausoleum at the al-Nejashi Mosque, one of the oldest in Africa and allegedly damaged by Eritrean forces shelling, in Negash, north of Wukro, 1 March 2021 (AFP via Getty)
A flood of ancient Ethiopian artefacts have appeared for sale on websites including eBay, raising suspicions that they could have been plundered from churches during the conflict in Tigray, according to reports.