France returns a sacred drum looted during the colonial era to Ivory Coast

France has returned a looted sacred talking drum to Ivory Coast, marking the first official restitution of precious artifacts ...

Ivory Coast welcomes 'talking drum', first artifact sent back from France

By Loucoumane Coulibaly ABIDJAN, March 13 (Reuters) - Traditional chiefs wearing crowns and gold chains gathered at Ivory ...
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France repatriates sacred drum taken from Ivory Coast during colonial rule

A century after it was taken away during the colonial era, a sacred drum central to the traditions of Ivory Coast’s Atchan community has finally been returned from France. French authorities formally ...
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'Talking Drum' Looted by France in 1916 Back in Ivory Coast

Asharq Al Awsat The Djidji Ayokwe "talking drum", which was looted by French colonial troops in 1916 and taken to France, arrived back in Ivory Coast Friday, in the latest repatriation of stolen ...

France returns talking drum to Ivory Coast a century on from colonial theft

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 ...

France returns sacred 'talking drum' looted during colonial rule to Ivory Coast

The move forms part of a broader process of returning cultural artefacts to African countries that started in 2017.‎ ...
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‘Talking drum’ looted by France returns to Ivory Coast

ABIDJAN: The Djidji Ayokwe “talking drum”, which was looted by French colonial troops in 1916 and taken to France, arrived back in Ivory Coast on Friday, in the latest repatriation of stolen artefacts ...