Young boys were given an essentially moral and religious instruction; secondarily they learned to read and write French.

[10] In the early 1970s, Félix Houphouët-Boigny persuaded his protégé, Omar Bongo, to give Donguila farm (plantation) to Bob Denard.

[11] In the 1980s, Donguila and three other remote villages with populations of 1000-1500, Bougandji, Nyali, and Bolossoville, were selected as solar energy test sites, each receiving PV-powered public service systems.

The village is situated about 12 miles (19 km) eastward of the island, Île Coniquet, and 67.4 kilometres (41.9 mi) by road southeast of Libreville.

[14] Donguila consists of many small villages, the most important are Nyantsobe, Mbol Ezok, Saint Henri Le Four à Chaud (Aufourachaud), Mekome, and Edzoung Alenga.