French parliament votes to return sacred “talking drum” to Ivory Coast

The decision is made: France will return the sacred Djidji Ayôkwé drum to Ivory Coast.

This is result of a vote in the French National Assembly on Monday afternoon, which confirmed a similar vote in the French Senate in April.

The passed legislation allows for the historical artifact, nicknamed the “talking drum” for being used to communicate warning messages up to thirty kilometres between villages, to be declassified and eventually…