The Baka, also known as Bebayaka, Bebayaga, Bibaya, or Babinga, are an ethnic
group inhabiting the southeastern rain forests of Cameroon, northern Congo
(Brazzaville), northern Gabon, and southwestern Central African Republic. They are
sometimes mistakenly called a subgroup of the Twa, but the two peoples are not
closely related. Likewise, the name "Baka" is sometimes mistakenly applied to other
area peoples who, like the Baka and Twa, have been historically called pygmies (the
term is no longer considered respectful).
The Baka of the Democratic Republic of Congo and Sudan are an unrelated people.