France has formally repatriated the sacred Djidji Ayokwe drum, looted in 1916, to Ivory Coast in a ceremony at the Musée du Quai Branly. The drum, used by the Ebrie people for long-distance communication, will be displayed in a new Abidjan museum.
Newly released U.S. documents allege Nina Keita, niece of Ivorian President Alassane Ouattara, facilitated meetings and introductions for Jeffrey Epstein with officials and young women.
An Abidjan court sentenced Malian politician Mamadou Hawa Gassama to three years in prison for insulting Ivorian President Alassane Ouattara, amid ongoing diplomatic tensions between the two West African nations.