France Returns Colonial-Era Talking Drum to Ivory Coast
Ivory Coast celebrates the return of the Djidji Ayokwe talking drum, looted by France over a century ago, marking a significant step in cultural restitution efforts across Africa.
Ivory Coast celebrates the return of the Djidji Ayokwe talking drum, looted by France over a century ago, marking a significant step in cultural restitution efforts across Africa.
France has officially returned the sacred Djidji Ayôkwé drum to Ivory Coast, marking the first restitution of looted artifacts from the colonial period after a decade-long effort.
France has returned the Djidji Ayôkwé, a sacred talking drum seized in 1916, to Côte d'Ivoire in a landmark cultural restitution ceremony, marking a historic step for post-colonial reconciliation.
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