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19
-Time differences
The time difference with France is 0 in winter and
+1 hour in summer.
18 - Transport
The Paris-Luanda flight lasts 9 hours.
The
national airline is the Linhas Aereas of
Angola.
Internal transport :
Angola has nine new airports (among which is
Luanda International)
three important sea ports (Luanda : 1,100,000 tons,
Cabinda and Lobito-Benguela)
2,800 kms of railway
and 80,000 kms of roads, 9,000 of which are
tarmac
20 - Telecommunications
Telephone :
There are 48,900 telephones in the
country.
To
phone Angola from France : dial 00 244 + the town
code + the n° of your correspondent
Luanda = 2
Press/Newspapers :
Leading Angolan daily : « O Jornal de
Angola » (daily : 50,000 copies)
Rua Raihna Jinga, 13-24 - CP 1312 LUANDA. : tel 33
16 19.
21 - Airport
Angola has nine new airports (among which is Luanda
International)
22
- Car rental
Avis
Luanda - Tel.32658 /32681
Airport - Tel. 391 398
All
Avis cars are completely equipped, have done less
than 15,000 kms and have an average age of 3
months. The vehicles are carefully prepared and
checked between each rental using a procedure
containing 7 obligatory control points. The cars
are rented with a full tank.
Renting from Avis automatically means that the car
passengers, renter and/or driver are covered by a
third party insurance as well as an insurance
covering repatriation and the immobilization of the
vehicule in case of an accident.
You
can reserve a car :
- from your travel agent
- from the international reservation centre at 0
820 05 05 05
- or from any Avis agency
Avis has an interactive network worldwide, a client
can reserve a car instantly from anywhere in the
world.
We
recommend that you pay your rental using your
accredited Avis card or with another credit card
accepted by Avis : American Express, Visa,
Mastercard, Diners.
Through a simple free membership system, Avis gives
identity and/or payment cards, which are a real
help for a rapid and efficient service.
REASSURING
: No on-line payment, you can pay Avis directly at
the agency when you return the car
RAPID : Avis has the quickest car rental
reservation service on the web
ECONOMICAL : The cheapest rates on the market are
available on the Avis microsite
COMPLETE : You can rent a car anywhere in the
world.
The Avis network : 5000 agencies in 172 countries,
is now on-line!
EFFICIENT : Find your town (you don't have to fill
in the country), enter the date and click on
estimate
PRACTICAL : You only have to fill in 4 boxes and
you will receive an e-mail confirming the
reservation.
You can even rent a vehicle at the last minute just
round the corner or ... on the other side of the
world.
23
- Hotels
The hotels which have a star-classing system are
quite reasonably priced.
Le Presidente Meridien Luanda - 4 de
Fevereiro, BP 5791 (5 stars),
184 rooms, 304 beds
24 - Your suitcase
Take light clothing and neutral colours if you
visit the game parks. Also a light sweater or
jacket for airconditionning or cooler
evenings.
Take
good walking shoes.
26 - Banks
Banco Nacional de Angola/Direçao
Operaçoes Internacionais
Foreign
exchange regime
Commercial banks can negotiate with their clients
or for their own benefit the buying or the sale of
foreign currency at a freely chosen rate. Classical
procedures permit companies to repatriate their
profits, after authorisation from the National
Bank, the latter having the monopoly on
transfers.
In reality, the reserves of strong foreign
currencies held by the Central Bank are at their
lowest level and companies have to wait longer and
longer. This feeds the foreign currency black
market. The difference between the official rate
and the black market rate of the national currency
is growing, and it reached a bit over 20% in
mid-September.
27 - Schools The French School of Luanda
28 - Guides
- Guide Atlas Jeune Afrique du Continent
Africain.
-
Quid.
29 - Observations
Accomodation and food
Expatriate accomodation is difficult to find,
of bad quality and very expensive.
Foodstuff is getting easier to find.
Security
is extremely bad.
Customs clearance
It takes on average 4 to 5 days if the necessary
documents to clear the goods are given to the
forwarding agent at least 3 days before the ship
arrives.
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