Djidji Ayôkwé was handed to Ivorian officials in Paris earlier this month

The move forms part of a broader process of returning cultural artefacts to African countries that started in 2017.

Djidji Ayôkwé was handed to Ivorian officials in Paris earlier this month

An artifact called the 'talking drum' or 'Djidji Ayôkwé,' the first relic France has officially given back to Côte d'Ivoire, arrived in Abidjan on Friday. After a period of…

ABIDJAN: 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…