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TL;DR: I had a pleasure to be a part of the first AI conference in Somaliland, organised by Shaqodoon, HarHub and Elmi Academy, and featuring speakers from Google, MIT, major Somaliland telecoms, banks, University of Hargeisa and Ministry of Telecommunication & Technology of Somaliland. See slides (lectures workshops) and event program for details. Below are my personal notes and pictures from this trip. Whenever I tell this story people seem to be surprised with choice of spending vacation time in Somaliland and running an AI-related event there. So let me share some first-hand experience with you and explain why trips and events like this are useful, fun and safe.