On my recent trip to Africa, I got to spend 24 hours living with the pygmy tribe in the middle of the rainforest in the Central African Republic. I had permission from the chief to visit, and it was a wonderful and eye-opening experience! If you find this story interesting, please share it with your friends! Follow Drew Binsky for more stories from every country, and join me on IG! https://instagram.com/drewbinsky | Drew Binsky

Meet the forgotten #Batwa 'pygmy' people of #Burundi, #Rwanda, #Uganda and #DRC. They are keepers of the forest and are semi-nomadic hunter-gatherers of the mountain forests. The Batwa are the original inhabitants of Great Lakes region in East Africa before the Bantus arrival. #Africa | Africa.com

Life in the rainforest with the Baka pygmies is a profound balance between nature, music, and survival. Their day unfolds within the humid forests of Cameroon and Congo, where they know every plant, every path, and every sound.The women gather fruits, wild honey, and edible leaves; the men hunt with bows and traditional traps. As evening falls, the entire community gathers around the fire: there, their polyphonic songs are born, imitating forest animals and narrating ancestral stories. Their tem