Editing Axum (section)

===21st century===
In April 2005, Italy finally returned the obelisk pieces to Axum amidst much official and public rejoicing; Italy also covered the US$4 million costs of the transfer. UNESCO assumed responsibility for the re-installation of this stele in Axum, and by the end of July 2008 the obelisk had been reinstalled. It was unveiled on 4 September 2008.<ref name="Ethiopia unveils ancient obelisk"/><ref>{{cite web |url= http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0016/001631/163173e.pdf |title=The Reinstallation of the Axum Obelisk |date=10 October 2008 |publisher=UNESCO |access-date=22 February 2014}}</ref>

During the [[Tigray War]], around 100–800 civilians were [[Axum massacre|massacred]] by the [[Eritrean Army]] between 28 November and 15 December 2020.<ref>{{Cite web |date=3 March 2021 |title=A bid 'to exterminate us': Tigrayans recount massacre by Eritrean troops |url=https://www.rfi.fr/en/a-bid-to-exterminate-us-tigrayans-recount-massacre-by-eritrean-troops |website=Radio France Internationale |agency=AFP}}</ref>