{"id":370469,"date":"2026-08-15T16:00:32","date_gmt":"2026-08-15T15:00:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/ivorians-celebrate-return-of-priceless-artefact-looted-by-french-colonial-forces-dw-news\/"},"modified":"2026-08-15T16:00:32","modified_gmt":"2026-08-15T15:00:32","slug":"ivorians-celebrate-return-of-priceless-artefact-looted-by-french-colonial-forces-dw-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/ivorians-celebrate-return-of-priceless-artefact-looted-by-french-colonial-forces-dw-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Ivorians celebrate return of priceless artefact looted by French colonial forces | DW News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.ytimg.com\/vi\/mBWS4L6Uyas\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Ivorians celebrate return of priceless artefact looted by French colonial forces | DW News\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/mBWS4L6Uyas\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Ivorians have celebrated the return of the Djidji Ayokwe, a \u2018talking drum\u2019 stolen by the French colonial troops in 1916. 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