Bakele

The Bakele Or the Akeles are a small ethnic group originating from the Gabonese region of Ngunié, in the department of Ogulu, with Mimongo being the most important city. Mbigú is also located in this same province, 700 meters of altitude. City of a few thousand inhabitants is famous for its quarries of the so-called talcum or soap stone, a steatite, and for the beautiful achievements of its sculptors. Although at present almost all the stone is taken to Lambarené or Libreville where it is carved for the tourist market. They like to live near the rivers and lakes where they find the base of their diet along with the male banana. Despite being a small group they are divided into several sub-groups, the Bungome, Métombolo, Mbahoin and Komon, being scattered around the above cities and their surroundings, having to fight several battles against the Galoa mainly in Lambarené. The majority religion is Christianity, the 90% being half Catholic, the 10The remaining percentage corresponds to traditional animistic religions.