Comments on: Angola: A new African El Dorado for foreign workers

By: Readers Edition » Angola: Ein sehenswertes Land bereitet sich auf den Tourismus vor

Fri, 19 Dec 2008 02:04:40 +0000

[...] in Angola das Ziel von ausländischen, insbesondere portugiesischen, Unternehmern. Aber die bekannten Schwierigkeiten bei der Ausstellung von Visa [en] machen ihn zu einem steinigen Acker. Feliciano J. R. Cangue kommt auf ihrem Blog zu einer [...]

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Thu, 18 Dec 2008 10:51:53 +0000

By: Global Voices Online » Angola: A country with huge, untapped tourism potential

Sun, 14 Dec 2008 18:50:44 +0000

[...] the attention of foreign businessmen, including Portuguese investors. But the well publicised difficulties in obtaining visas makes these building projects a difficult task to complete. Feliciano J. R. Cangue [pt] [...]

By: Gary Jaime

Gary Jaime — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 16:37:44 +0000

Well, I am chinese and I live here in Cabinda. I think Angola needs us and we live pretty harmoniously. We bring fund and technologies for locals and more importantly, show them how a big country develops! Some Angolanos in my company start to work more hardworking and even trabalhar sete dias por semana!!I am very proud of it! Any comments ,do not hesitate to contact me via email: garyjaime@yahoo.cn.

By: Clara

Clara — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 06:38:20 +0000

Wing Lock,
i must add that for example in Portugal where i lived all my life, chinese do not mix with th locals. They have their Chinatown like you said on your comment. So i was very surprised to see that here in Angola chinese mix with the locals in a heartbeat. A few months ago, a chinese was beaten by angolans because he was selling shoes on the street and they tought he was stealing their work.But cases like that are rare.
Thanks for your comments.

By: Wing Lok

Wing Lok — Sun, 05 Oct 2008 13:33:59 +0000

Thank you very much, Clara!!! It is really interesting for me. Since I would expect as many Chinese are nowadays going to do business in Africa, the locals will have poor relations with the Chinese as they become unemployed because of the migrant Chinese workers. Besides, Chinese would have their own “Chinatown” and have no interactions with Angolan. And I oftne read from the news that China is extracting the resources in Africa and do nothing good for the local African livings. So, I am quite happy and surprised to know that there is friendly relations between the Chinese and the Angolan. Thanks, Clara!!

By: Clara

Clara — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 17:41:38 +0000

Hello Wing Lock, thank you for writing..
from what i am seeing, i could say that chinese and angolan have friendly relationship. Chinese are well integrated in this country. I see some of them selling shoes or other products on the street or driving taxis wich is something uncommon between foreigners. And contrary to other foreigners, chinese do not have any problem living in (musseques) poor places. Also, like it is said in the article, chinese men have already a place in angolan women hearts and we can see children born of this mixture, wich is amazing!

By: Wing Lok

Wing Lok — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 13:50:10 +0000

Does anyone know that the relation between Chinese and the locals in Angola? Are they in friendly relationship, at least general impression?

By: Ghulam Sediq Aasef , M.P.H., M.Ed., Ph.D.

Ghulam Sediq Aasef , M.P.H., M.Ed., Ph.D. — Sun, 28 Sep 2008 23:36:02 +0000

I am very pleased that Angola , the country that I love very much , has made substantial progress toward economic and social development .