The northern province of Cabinda, separated from the rest of Angola by the Democratic Republic of Congo, remains a dangerous region, and should be avoided.
A cholera outbreak affecting major cities in Angola ocurred in 2006, enhanced by a lack of clean water and open sewer systems.
Angola is dry from May/June, gets warm in October, then pretty soggy from November to April/May. Obviously hotel rates are cheaper and popular tourist haunts much quieter during the rainy seasons.
Angola is a country in south-central Africa bordering Namibia, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Zambia, and with a west coast along the Atlantic Ocean.
A former Portuguese colony, it has considerable natural resources, among which oil and diamonds are the most relevant.
The country is nominally a democracy and is formally named the Republic of Angola (Portuguese: República de Angola, pron.
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