alexinsomaliland

This is probably going to be my last post from Caynaba. My time here is slowly coming to an end and on Monday I'll be sitting on a plane to Germany.

After a long time, I'm checking in again from beautiful Somaliland. In the past few weeks, I've been busy with analyzing statistics, doing calculations, and reading and writing...

"It's a dangerous business, going out your door. You step onto the road, and if you don't keep your feet, there's no knowing where you might be swept off to."

Last week was eventful in and around Caynaba.

Tante Emma Store

Me against my brother. My brother and I against the family. My family and I against the clan. My clan and I against my country. My country and I against the world.

And once again, another week in Somaliland is coming to an end. At the beginning of last week, I was in Tubuk with the Mobile Clinic.

I have been in Somaliland for two months now, and sometimes life here can be challenging. After reporting on some sad cases last week, there are also beautiful stories to share....

'Geography is destiny', as Napoleon recognized during the French Revolution, is more relevant than ever today.

Somalia, Somaliland or what actually?! This question is often asked here, and the history of the country plays a major role. After the British occupation of Somalia ended in...

Other countries, other customs!

If everyone in the world lived and worked like in Germany, the world population would need three Earths.

If you can't make it to us, we'll come to you. That could be the motto of our Mobile Clinic. It all started with the idea that most people here live far from our hospital and...

Today I am reporting from the wild Hargeysa. Seven hours drive for 420km already says a lot about the quality of the roads, if the road is halfway passable, you always have to...

Good morning and a warm Salam aleikum from Caynaba, it's Friday again and I've been in the project for almost two weeks now. Two weeks in which I have been able to gain many new...

Somaliland; So here I am, landed in what feels like the other end of the world, far away from all the beloved people, friends, and family in Germany. This little blog is meant...