(260314) -- ABIDJAN, March 14, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Ivorian Minister of Culture and Francophonie Francoise Remarck speaks at a ceremony marking the return of the talking drum Djidji Ayokw, a sacred object of the Atchan people of Abidjan that was confiscated by French colonial authorities in 1916, in Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire, March 13, 2026.

TO GO WITH "Historic return: Sacred talking drum Djidji Ayokw arrives in Cote d'Ivoire from France" (Photo by Yvan Sonh/Xinhua)