Present-day country
Central African Republic
3 nations list Central African Republic among their present-day countries.
Present-day countries are listed by ISO 3166 names. Many nations live across more than one.
3 nations
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BaAka
Also known as Aka
Lands forests between the Oubangui and Sangha rivers, in south-western Central African Republic and northern Republic of the Congo
Dzanga-Sangha Protected Areas credits BaAka knowledge of the forest as central to its research, conservation and tourism work.
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Baka
Lands forests of eastern and southern Cameroon, northern Gabon, and neighbouring parts of the Republic of the Congo and Central African Republic
In Gabon, the Baka are one of nine Indigenous forest peoples, alongside the Babongo, Bakoya and others, each with its own language and culture.
Source: IWGIA (International Work Group for Indigenous Affairs) (opens in a new tab) Checked
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Mbororo
Also known as M'bororo
Lands Cameroon, Chad, Nigeria, the Central African Republic and Niger, often along borderland grazing routes
Hindou Oumarou Ibrahim, a Mbororo woman from Chad who founded the group AFPAT, chaired the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues for its 2024 session.
Source: United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UNPFII) (opens in a new tab) Checked