French president's personal envoy is currently in Ivory Coast. Jean-Marie Bockel's main mission is to rethink the architecture of French military bases on the continent.

He notably visited the Museum of Civilizations, where the talking drum will be preserved. While waiting for the return of the drum, the employees of the museum are preparing. They are training to digitize many pieces in this museum. On the French side, the National Assembly must still adopt a framework law to formalize the restitution of looted cultural property.