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France Repatriates Stolen Colonial-Era 'Talking Drum' to Ivory Coast
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"The entire Côte d'Ivoire is ready to welcome him," said the Ivorian Minister of Culture on Friday after France's return of the drum talking Djidji Ayôkwé, a sacred object that
More than a century after leaving the Ébrié lagoon, the Djidji Ayokwe is about to return to Côte d'Ivoire. This drum, a symbol of the Bidjan people and a powerful instrument of traditional communication, is to be the subject of an official signing ceremony in Paris on 20 February for its restitution, between the French Minister of Culture and his Ivorian counterpart. Before his announced return to Abidjan, the traditional leaders are already pre…
France on Friday officially returned to Ivory Coast the so-called talking drum, which was taken from this West African country early last century by French colonialists. The ceremony in Paris was attended by, among others, the culture minister of both countries and representatives of the indigenous tribes of Ivory Coast.
After 110 Years, France Surrenders Ivory Coast's Sacred Talking Drum
News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, News Ghana, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/after-110-years-france-surrenders-ivory-coasts-sacred-talking-drum/France formally returned a sacred talking drum to Ivory Coast on Friday, February 20, 2026, ending a 110-year absence that began when colonial troops seized the revered instrument from the Ebrie people in 1916, in a ceremony at the Musée du Quai Branly in Paris that marked the most sym…
France returns colonial-era talking drum to Ivory Coast - Newsy People
France has formally returned a sacred “talking drum” looted during the colonial era to Ivory Coast, marking the latest in a series of artefact repatriations to African nations. The Djidji Ayokwe drum, seized in 1916 by French colonial authorities from the Ebrie people, was handed over at a ceremony at the Musée du Quai Branly in Paris on Friday, February 20. Measuring more than three metres (10 feet) in length and weighing 430 kilograms (950 pou…
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