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Libogo
Libongo or Libogo is a village in the Bas-Uélé province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It was a stop on the defunct Vicicongo line, a railway. Location Libongo is in the Aketi Territory of Bas-Uélé. It is at an elevation of about . The village is on the RN4 road to the northwest of Likati just past the point where a mixed-use bridge carries the road and railway across the Likati River. The road continues north to Bondo. As of 2014 the mixed-use bridge at Libogo was defective and dangerous for road users. Former railway The Komba–Likati–Libongo–Bondo railway was a branch line from the main Vicicongo line from Aketi to Neja-Mawa. The line was built by the ''Société des Chemins de Fer Vicinaux du Congo The ''Société des Chemins de Fer Vicinaux du Congo'' (), known as CVC or Vicicongo, was a railway company that operated the narrow gauge Vicicongo line and provided trucking services in the northeast Belgian Congo, and then in the Democratic Repu ...''. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Société Des Chemins De Fer Vicinaux Du Congo
The ''Société des Chemins de Fer Vicinaux du Congo'' (), known as CVC or Vicicongo, was a railway company that operated the narrow gauge Vicicongo line and provided trucking services in the northeast Belgian Congo, and then in the Democratic Republic of the Congo between 1924 and 1974. It provided transport for agricultural goods produced in the northeast that were shipped on the Congo River to Léopoldville (Kinshasa). After independence in 1960 there were civil disturbances and the railway was poorly maintained. The company was taken over by the state in 1974. Later there were further disturbances in which the stations were destroyed and the rolling stock used as a source of metal. The track is decrepit and no longer usable. History Belgian Congo (1924–1960) Background Road traffic along the Uele road began in World War I, organized by ''Messageries automobiles du Congo'' (MACO). By 1919 cotton production was flourishing in the region, and the large producers '' Compagnie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Likati
Likati is a town in the Aketi Territory of Bas-Uélé Province in the north of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). Location Likati is on the N4 road from Buta to Bondo. The Likati River, a tributary of the Rubi River flows in a southerly direction past the east of the town. Health Likati was the site of an outbreak of Ebola virus disease in 2017. According to the World Health Organization, it is situated in the remote, isolated and hard-to-reach northern part of DRC, with limited transport and communication networks. Transport Public transport The Vicicongo line built by the '' Société des Chemins de Fer Vicinaux du Congo'' from Aketi via Komba reached Likati from the west on January 1, 1927. The line running north from Likati to Bondo via Libogo was opened in September the same year. The last train ran probably 2001. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bondo, Democratic Republic Of The Congo
Bondo (formerly Djabir) is a town in north-central Democratic Republic of the Congo, in Bas-Uele Province, about 200 km north-west of Buta. Bondo lies mainly on the north bank of the Uele River. As of 2009 it had an estimated population of 19,601. Transport A branch line of the now-defunct Vicicongo narrow gauge railway built by the ''Société des Chemins de Fer Vicinaux du Congo'' terminates on the south bank. The railway branch line from Komba via Likati and Libogo Libongo or Libogo is a village in the Bas-Uélé province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It was a stop on the defunct Vicicongo line, a railway. Location Libongo is in the Aketi Territory of Bas-Uélé. It is at an elevation of about . ... was made by the Belgian state in 1927–1928. The town has a 1300m airstrip, but is relatively inaccessible by other means as it is served only by earth tracks impassable after heavy rain. River crossings on Uele is made by canoes. Navigation on the Uele i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bas-Uélé
Bas-Uélé (French for "Lower Uélé") is one of the 21 new provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo created in the 2015 repartitioning. Bas-Uélé, Haut-Uélé, Ituri, and Tshopo provinces are the result of the dismemberment of the former Orientale Province. Bas-Uélé was formed from the Bas-Uele District whose town of Buta was elevated to capital city of the new province. Administration Bas-Uélé lies in the north-east of the DRC on the Uélé River (the French name for the province means "Lower Uélé"). The province includes the following territories: * Aketi *Ango * Bambesa * Bondo * Buta * Poko People Most of the inhabitants of the Bas-Uélé Province, with a population of 900,000 in 2007, are Azandé people. There are others peoples like the Boa, Bakere, Balele, Bakango, Babenza, etc., are also present in this province. They live mainly through subsistence farming and hunting, with some river commerce. Ebola Three people have been reported dead and s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aketi Territory
Aketi Territory is a territory in the Bas-Uele Province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The administrative capital is located at Aketi. The territory borders Bondo Territory to the north, Buta Territory to the east, Basoko Territory to the south, Bumba Territory to the west in Mongala Province and Yakoma Territory in Nord-Ubangi Province to the northwest. Rivers include the Likati River, Zoki River, Maze River, Tinda River, Tshimbi River, Elongo River, Aketi River, Yoko River and Lese River along the southern territorial border. Subdivisions The territory contains the following chiefdoms/sectors: * Avuru-Duma * Avuru-Gatanga * Bondongola * Mabinza * Mobati-Boyele * Mongwandi * Gbandi Gbandi (or Bandi, Bande, Gbande, Gbunde) is an ethnic group of Liberia. It is also the language traditionally spoken by these people. Famous Gbandi Personalities: Dr. Stephen A. Yekehson - Late ( professor and president of the University of Lib ... * Yoko References ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vicicongo Line
Chemins de fer des Uele (Uele Railways or Vicicongo line) is a narrow-gauge line in the north east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It was built between 1924 and 1937 as a portage railway bypassing Congo River rapids. Route The line runs from the Congo river port Bumba in Mongala via Lower Uele to Mungbere in Upper Uele with branch lines to Bondo, Buta and Titule city. The total network is long.Durrant, A.E., A.A. Jorgensen, C.P. Lewis. Steam in Africa, London, 1981, Hamlyn. Operationally, the network consists of the following sections: * Bumba–Aketi * Aketi–Bondo * Aketi–Buta–Isiro * Liénart–Titule * Buta–Buta Triangle Town * Isiro–Mungbere History The Uele railways were built 1924–1937 by a Belgian company, the Société des Chemins de Fer Vicinaux du Congo (Vicicongo). The first line ran from Aketi to Bondo and was built from leftover German army stocks used in trench railways or heeresfeldbahnen, which the Belgians acquired after World War ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Likati River
Likati River is a river of northern Democratic Republic of the Congo, a tributary of the Itimbiri River. It flows through Aketi Territory in Bas-Uele District. It was referenced in Congo Shadows by John B. Franz. At Libongo, northwest of the town of Likati, the river is crossed by a mixed-use road and railway bridge. As of 2014 the bridge was defective and dangerous for road users. The railway, now defunct, was a branch of the Vicicongo line Chemins de fer des Uele (Uele Railways or Vicicongo line) is a narrow-gauge line in the north east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It was built between 1924 and 1937 as a portage railway bypassing Congo River rapids. Route The line runs ... built by the '' Société des Chemins de Fer Vicinaux du Congo''. References Sources * Rivers of the Democratic Republic of the Congo {{DRCongo-river-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Komba, Democratic Republic Of The Congo
Komba is a village in the Bas-Uélé province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It was a junction on the defunct Vicicongo line, a railway. Location Komba is in the Aketi Territory of Bas-Uélé province, Democratic Republic of the Congo. It is on the RN6 road between Aketi to the west and Dulia to the east. From there the RN4 runs north to Likati. Komba is at an elevation of . Former railway The section of the Vicicongo line from Aketi, built by the ''Société des Chemins de Fer Vicinaux du Congo The ''Société des Chemins de Fer Vicinaux du Congo'' (), known as CVC or Vicicongo, was a railway company that operated the narrow gauge Vicicongo line and provided trucking services in the northeast Belgian Congo, and then in the Democratic Repu ...'', reached Komba in July 1926. The section from Komba to Likati was opened on 1 January 1927. The section from Komba to Buta was opened on 1 July 1931. Notes Sources * * * {{DEFAULTSORT: Populated places in Bas-Uél ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
