Makeshift bars

Felt like being back in a nomadic encampment in Mauretania, but all these tents were actaully bars, selling local firewater ONLY. Not a very likely sight in the ultra-muslim country Mauretania, but very common in Angola. Benguela market.

The long ride

April 24th 2007
3000 km separated me from Aili who was in Cape Town, not that the corrupt immigration officers at Lobito harbour cared. On the contrary they did their best to hinder me to get down to Cape Town by refusing me to leave the boat. After 36 hours they realized I wasn’t going to pay any bribes and I was finally let ashore. I wasn’t allowed to stay with my friend Kabila, a ... read more

Africa » Angola » South » Santa Clara

Angola has begun to enjoy the fruits of peace since the end of a 27-year civil war in 2002. Fighting between the Popular Movement for the Liberation of Angola (MPLA), led by Jose Eduardo DOS SANTOS, and the National Union for the Total Independence o... ... read more

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