The move forms part of a broader process of returning cultural artefacts to African countries that started in 2017.‎ ...

ABC News reports that France has repatriated a sacred talking drum looted from West Africa’s Ivory Coast in 1916 by French colonial authorities. The 950-pound drum, known as Djidji Ayôkwé, or “panther ...

By Loucoumane Coulibaly ABIDJAN, March 13 (Reuters) - Traditional chiefs wearing crowns and gold chains gathered at Ivory Coast's main airport on Friday to welcome the return of a "talking drum" ...

An artifact called the 'talking drum' or 'Djidji Ayôkwé,' the first relic France has officially given back to Côte d'Ivoire, ...

Traditional chiefs gathered at Ivory Coast's main airport on Friday to welcome a "talking drum" looted over a century ago. This marks the first artefact returned to the West African nation by its ...

The Djidji Ayôkwé was looted by colonial troops in 1916. It is one of hundreds of objects France is preparing to send back to Africa.

Aralola Olamuyiwa, also known as Ara, a famous talking drummer and cultural ambassador for the Ooni of Ife, has recalled how people tried to stop her from playing the talking drum. Ara, Africa’s first ...

France returns a sacred drum looted during the colonial era to Ivory Coast - France has returned a looted sacred talking drum ...