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Where do Aka peoples live in the Central African Republic?

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The Aka peoples, who are among the Pygmy groups of the Central African Republic, reside in the western and southern forested regions of the country. They are considered the probable descendants of the earliest inhabitants of the region, which has been settled for at least 8,000 years.12