Ivory Coast's 'Talking Drum' Returns Home After 110 Years The Djidji Ayokwe, a revered "talking drum" looted by French troops in 1916, has finally returned to its ancestral home in the Ebrie community of Ivory Coast.
This momentous event marks the culmination of over a century of efforts to repatriate the artifact, echoing the broader quest for cultural heritage and historical justice that resonates across Africa.
The context of this repatriation is deeply rooted in France's colonial legacy, which saw many African artifacts looted during the scramble for Africa.