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 Coast's main airport on Friday to welcome the return of a "talking drum" ...
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France repatriates sacred drum taken from Ivory Coast during colonial rule

France returns the sacred Djidji Ayôkwé drum to Ivory Coast, over a century after it was seized by colonial authorities in ...