The historic talking drum, Djidji Ayôkwé, has finally been returned to Ivory Coast after 110 years.

A sacred Ivorian drum, the Djidji Ayokwe, has returned home after over a century seized by French colonial forces.

France has returned the Djidji Ayokwe, a colonial-era 'talking drum' looted in 1916, to Côte d'Ivoire, as part of a broader effort to repatriate hundreds of cultural objects.

A series on Ghanaian culture highlights the Atumpan, or talking drum, a centuries-old system of communication that uses rhythm as language, as demonstrated at the Kumasi Centre for National Culture.

Ivory Coast welcomes 'talking drum', first artifact sent back from France  Yahoo News UK

France has returned a sacred 'talking drum' that was looted during the colonial era to Ivory Coast, marking an act of cultural restitution.

In tonight's programme, tensions escalate between Ethiopia and Tigray. Also, Dafur's Governor Minni Arko Minawi discusses the latest developments in Sudan. And finally, after 110 years in French hands, the legendary talking drum, the Djidji Ayôkwê of the Atchan people, is finally being restituted to Ivory Coast.

France returns sacred 'talking drum' looted during colonial rule to Ivory Coast  AOL.com

Ivory Coast: The talking drum Djidji Ayôkwé finally returned after 110 years  Seneweb

France has returned the Djidji Ayokwe, or 'talking drum', to Ivory Coast, marking the latest repatriation of stolen colonial-era artifacts.