Abebe Alemayehu stands by the surviving [Getty Images]

AXUM, ETHIOPIA: Abebe Alemayehu stands by the surviving Obelisk of Axum, the twin of the one taken by Mussolini's troops in 1937 in Axum, 19 November 2004. Alemayehu, at 80 years-old is one of the last witnesses to the pillaging by Mussolini's troops of the Obelisk and is relishing its return to native soil. AFP PHOTO/LEA WESTERHOFF (Photo credit should read LEA WESTERHOFF/AFP via Getty Images)

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