Ivory Coast’s ‘talking drum’ returns to home village after 110 years
One day3 outlets reported this in 3 reports over 1 day
All 3 reports on Sat, 8 August 2026
What it is about
Ivory CoastDjidji AyokweCyriaque AhoureFarikou SoumahoroJacqueline AkrebieFrancoise RemarckMuseum Of CivilisationsUnited StatesParis, France (General), FranceSenegalAbidjan, Lagunes, Cote D'ivoireIvoriansYopougon, Lagunes, Cote D'ivoireAdjame, Lagunes, Cote D'ivoireFranceBeninFrenchMuseum Of CivilizationsReutersIvorian
Who published it, and when
original reportfirst to report
africanews.com
Al Jazeera English
taipeitimes.com
8 Aug, 05:41over 10 hours8 Aug, 16:00
How it spread - 3 original reports
Sat, 8 August 2026
3 reports- africanews.com05:41first to report
Ivory Coast on Friday celebrated the return of a sacred drum looted by French troops in 1916. The homecoming parade through the streets of Abidjan took place on the country’s independence day holiday. The drum then continued on to the village of Adjame, where it was made.
- Al Jazeera English12:52
Ivory Coast's 'talking drum' returns to home village after 110 years
- taipeitimes.com16:00
The Djidji Ayokwe, a sacred “talking drum” which was looted by French colonial troops in 1916 and taken to France, on Friday arrived back in its home village in Ivory Coast.The ceremony, on Ivory Coast’s national independence day holiday, was the first time today’s Ivorians were able to see it.The i