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The Kwele (or Bakwele, normally in the plural) are a people of Central Africa, established in the northwest of the Republic of Congo, on the border with Gabon, between the Dja River and the Ivindo. Some also live in southern Cameroon. According to oral traditions, the Kwele are believed to be a branch of the Maka and Ndjem from Cameroon. They are culturally related to the group of Bakota or Kota, but also, to a lesser extent, to the Duma and Nzebi. The Kwele are renowned for their mask art.