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, [Democratic Republic of the Congo|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 section from Likati to Libogo opened in September 1927.
The section from Libogo to Bondo opened on 15 May 1928.