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Hi Julien The public hospitals is a No No since there are always 100s of people at once who needs medical care and the qualifications of the local doctors(Angolans) are net good at all. There are allot of private clinics available that can perform ... Read More

I would see on Google first which Internet service providers are there and whether they offer VOIP services and VPNs . Ask someone to contact Unitel and Movicell, they are the 2 major cellphone networks which also offer 3G type Internet and could ... Read More

I lived in Angola for 4 years recently and I took my TV from South Africa to Angola, both countries use PAL, France is on Secam which technically is the same as PAL, you should have no problem watching TV Cabo on your TV from France, the TV we used ... Read More

No I agree, I came back from Luanda after living there with my wife and 2 children from 2008 - 2011 and $3300 is not enough if you want to send money back to India every month, lets say you plan to send back $1500 per month, you are left with $1800, ... Read More

There are a whole host of veggies and fruits available in Luanda, not all the time though, but if you shop at a few different shops in one day you might be surprised. Example, Jumbo, Intermarket and Casas dos Frescos(Very Expensive), Kero. Casa dos ... Read More

Your local car dealers can help you with the importing of cars, but they have some new cars in their showrooms many times which you can buy from the floor and have it registered in your name and then you have a brand new car without the problems of ... Read More

Yes its very true despite medications people still get bitten by mosquitoes and unfortunately sometimes it can be fatal. I ate Angolan meat for 18 months until my appendis ruptured in Angola, I flew out there unable to walk and had a emergency ... Read More

Malaria death is a common thing for Angolans and sometimes for certain expats, after being in Angola for 4 years I can assure you the news has spread, but sad to say no one in the X Pat community will be overly concerned since malaria and other ... Read More

Hi Hungry Tiger, read some of the other comments on this issue and you will find the answer, but in short. Yes you can send up to an equal amount of your salary per month to another bank outside Angola(rest of the world), but there is a tax of ... Read More

Malaria and the new baby is always a big concern, but remember not every mosquito carries Malaria automatically, some also carry dengue fever. It depends if you have been bitten by a carrier mosquito or not, the safest would be to sleep under ... Read More

Some good advice, go look around the bigger pharmacies in Tella Tona and the City central, I saw quite allot of Pharmacies sell the known brands like Avox and Joe Weider, but they wont carry a full range like in proper countries, you will pay about ... Read More

Not very far above the SA Embassy you will find another small DHL branch where you can walk in and post or receive parcels. I cant remember the street name, but its the road that runs right past the SA Embassy(Blue Building) and straight in the ... Read More

You can try DHL or Skynet in Luanda. DHL Express Head Office: Angola DHL Express conducts business for Angola in the following location. DHL International Ltd. Avendida Khane Nkrummah 274/276 G/F PO Box 1545 Luanda Opening Hours Mon-Fri ... Read More

You guys must give me a medal since it seems I contribute the most to all the questions asked on this site, hahahahah Read More

It would be best to confirm all this with a home renting company in Angola, but a foreigner can purchase property in Angola, its just very expensice, average of 5 hundred thousand - 1 mil USD per apartment or house. And the average rent you can ask ... Read More