Elfenbeinküste

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Rückgabe von während der Kolonialzeit durch Frankreich mitgenommene Kulturgegenstände an die Elfenbeinküste (das Land war von 1893 bis 1960 französische Kolonie).

France Returns Looted 'Talking Drum' to Côte d'Ivoire

France has handed over the Djidji Ayokwe "talking drum" to Côte d'Ivoire after it was looted by colonial troops in 1916. This marks another step in the country's wider repatriation of stolen artefacts. The three-metre-long drum was once used by the Ebrie tribe to send messages. It is one of hundreds of objects looted by France during the reign of its colonial empire, from the 16th century to the first half of the 20th century. The drum was among hundreds of objects France prepared to return under new legislation approved by lawmakers.

The drum is to be exhibited permanently in a new museum being built in the Ivorian commercial capital, Abidjan. France has been flooded with restitution demands from former colonies such as Algeria, Mali, and Benin.

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