Paris, France, Feb 20, 2026 (AFP) - France returns colonial-era 'talking drum' to Ivory Coast

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2026-02-20

France on Friday handed over a "talking drum" looted by colonial troops from Ivory Coast in 1916 in the latest repatriation of stolen artefacts. The Djidji Ayokwe drum, more than three metres (10 feet) long and weighing 430 kilos (950 pounds) was used by the Ebrie tribe to transmit messages. It is one of hundreds of objects France is preparing to send back to Africa, with the efforts set to be accelerated by the passing of a new law to authorise......

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