Farah, 26, from London, in the veranda of a house where she is staying for the summer in Hargeisa with her new husband, with a view to coming back here more permanently. “I live in the United Kingdom, I grew up in Ethiopia, I’m originally from Somaliland – so I guess home is just everywhere. The attachment I have to Somaliland – this is my DNA. Somaliland is where my heart is. It’s where I want to use my life to change something. Britain is very comfortable, but I have to leave my comfort and everything I love. It’s like two homes, one of them needs you, the other one doesn’t.”

Photograph: Kate Stanworth/The Guardian