Travel Guide Mossendjo

The discovery of the Mossendjo commune in 1883 is attributed to Lieutenant Mizon, a fellow traveler of Pierre Savorgnan de Brazza. Long isolated due to its predominantly rainy climate, the region has been relatively unsettled compared to the rest of the country, mainly by evangelical missions. It is difficult to obtain an exact estimate of the region's population: it was put at 12,000 in 2020, with a dwindling population increasingly migrating to more attractive towns. In any case, with a predominantly agricultural and forestry population, the region's economic activity is based on the cultivation of cassava, coffee, cocoa, groundnuts, yams, bananas, tobacco, etc., using traditional, even archaic farming techniques, these include limba, okoumé, mahogany and kambala, all of which are irrigated by rivers, the most important of which are the Louesse, Itsibou and Lissafi. Cut off by waterfalls, they offer real tourist potential. As elsewhere, the town has undertaken sanitation work and built market sheds, even though it regularly suffers from power cuts. But nothing sufficient, or really concrete, to propel Mossendjo onto the path of development. In the meantime, Mossendjo can be reached by track from Dolisie, and a 4x4 is required for the 6-7 hour trek.