Present-day country
Cameroon
4 nations list Cameroon among their present-day countries.
Present-day countries are listed by ISO 3166 names. Many nations live across more than one.
4 nations
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Bagyeli
Also known as Bakola
Lands the forests of southern Cameroon, around Akom II, Bipindi, Kribi and Lolodorf
Bagyeli and Bakola communities live across about 12,000 km2 of southern Cameroon, especially around Akom II, Bipindi, Kribi and Lolodorf.
Source: IWGIA (International Work Group for Indigenous Affairs) (opens in a new tab) Checked
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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
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Wodaabe
Also known as Woɗaaɓe
Lands the Sahel of Niger, with communities in Chad, northern Cameroon and north-east Nigeria
In 2008 thousands of Wodaabe herders attended the fourth General Assembly of the Woodaabe Pastoralists of Niger.
Source: Pastoralist Communication Initiative (opens in a new tab) Checked