Ivory Coast Receives Sacred Talking Drum Returned by France After Over a Century
A Sacred Drum Returns Home: France Restitutes Ivorian Cultural Treasure After 110 years, a powerful symbol of Ivorian heritage has returned to its homeland. On Friday, March 13, 2026, France formally handed back the Djidji Ayôkwé, a four-meter-long “talking drum” to representatives of Côte d’Ivoire. The repatriation, a landmark moment in the ongoing discourse surrounding … Read more