US EditionFrance Repatriates Stolen Colonial-Era 'Talking Drum' to Ivory Coast
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On Friday, France returned to Côte d'Ivoire the drummer Djidji Ayôkwé, a sacred object that had been stolen during colonization. During an official ceremony at Quai Branly, an act of transfer of ownership was signed: the majestic instrument will soon leave France to be exposed in Abidjan. "He will finally find his land", after having been torn from "his" for one hundred and ten years, greeted the Ivorian Minister of Culture. - "A historic event"…
This object is the first to be returned to Côte d'Ivoire by France after the vote on a special law. French President Emmanuel Macron has shown his will to restore the "African heritage to Africa".
"The entire Côte d'Ivoire is ready to welcome him," said the Ivorian Minister of Culture on Friday after France's return of the drum talking Djidji Ayôkwé, a sacred object that
More than a century after leaving the Ébrié lagoon, the Djidji Ayokwe is about to return to Côte d'Ivoire. This drum, a symbol of the Bidjan people and a powerful instrument of traditional communication, is to be the subject of an official signing ceremony in Paris on 20 February for its restitution, between the French Minister of Culture and his Ivorian counterpart. Before his announced return to Abidjan, the traditional leaders are already pre…
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