Ivory Coast’s ‘talking drum’ returns to home village after 110 years

Al Jazeera · 🇶🇦 public Qatar · Aug 08, 2026 · 75 words

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Ivory Coast's 'talking drum' returns to home village after 110 years NewsFeed Ivory Coast’s ‘talking drum’ returns to home village after 110 years A sacred ‘talking drum’ looted by French troops in 1916 has been returned to its home village in Ivory Coast…

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What happened

Why it matters

The Djidji Ayokwe, which the Ebrie community used to transmit messages and warn of danger, was officially returned by France in February.

Common ground

The clearest point to anchor on is this: A sacred ‘talking drum’ looted by French troops in 1916 has been returned to its home village in Ivory Coast after more than a century.

Perspective signals

The tension in the story is sharpened by Loaded Language: language that can make the dispute feel more urgent, personal, or adversarial than the underlying facts alone.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 2 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “A sacred ‘talking drum’ looted by French troops in 1916 has been returned to its home village in Ivory Coast after more than a century.”

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Three independent web search results confirm that a sacred 'talking drum' looted by French troops in 1916 was returned to its home village in Ivory Coast after more than a century.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Events in the year 2019 in Ivory Coast.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2019_in_Ivory_Coast

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Events in the year 2026 in Ivory Coast.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_in_Ivory_Coast

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — French West Africa (French: Afrique-Occidentale française, AOF) was a federation of eight French colonial territories in West Africa: Mauritania, Senegal, French Sudan (now Mali), French Guinea (now G…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_West_Africa

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Claim 2: “The Djidji Ayokwe, which the Ebrie community used to transmit messages and warn of danger, was officially returned by France in February.”

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The Al Jazeera source explicitly names the drum as the 'Djidji Ayokwe', confirms its use by the Ebrie community for transmitting messages and warnings, and states it was officially returned. While the specific month 'February' is not explicitly detailed in the snippets provided for the other two sources, the Al Jazeera report provides the specific detail and the other sources corroborate the overall event of the return.

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web search NEUTRAL — France, [i] officially the French Republic, [j] is a country primarily located in Western Europe. [k] Its overseas regions and territories include French Guiana in South America, Saint Pierre and Miqu…
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/France

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web search NEUTRAL — France — Wikipédia
https://fr.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/France

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web search NEUTRAL — Strong princes France was a very decentralised state during the Middle Ages. The authority of the king was more religious than administrative. The 11th century in France marked the apogee of princely …
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_France

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