Armed conflict threatens Ethiopia’s ancient monasteries

Ethiopia's Lake Tana holds some of Christianity's oldest fourteenth-century monasteries, once a magnet for tourists. Since twenty twenty-three, an armed conflict between Fano militias and the federal government has made the region dangerous. Cities face shootings and grenade attacks; rural areas endure drone strikes and kidnappings for ransom. According to France 24, these ancient spiritual sites and the region's cultural heritage face an uncertain future amid ongoing violence.

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