Letter From Luanda: Lost In Translation

Angola skyline with construction cranes that are rebuilding the city since the war PIC: THALEFANG CHARLES
Angola skyline with construction cranes that are rebuilding the city since the war PIC: THALEFANG CHARLES

LUANDA, ANGOLA: I have never been more confused by Jesus Christ until this day. We arrived late afternoon at the Museu Nacional da Escravatura I had no idea what this means, but I trusted my guide that it is the National Museum of Slavery I am looking for. The only problem is that my guide Jose, could not speak English.

Jose was sent to pick me from the hotel by Sirgio Costa who was my principal host in Luanda to take me to the National Museum of Slavery. Costa, although his English had a heavy Portuguese accent, was a great guide.

He had earlier showed me around central Luanda on his big Grand Cherokee. And talking about big cars, when I first visited this city in 2016, the SUVs were everywhere. Fuel was still affordable back then and Luandans had no qualms with fuel guzzlers of big cars. So these days there are lots of smaller vehicles on the roads because of the escalated fuel prices. Angola has become even more expensive now.

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