In and Outside Africa: A Story of the Human Condition in Africa and the West

A story across the millennia of human evolution, from our animal past to the point where Homo sapiens leave Africa. Episodes of crocodiles, apes, and human nature. A journey through Africa to places and peoples unknown and obscure. An adventure across civilisations by a Swiss diplomat with a penchant for the human condition in Africa and the West.

Dominik Langenbacher started his professional career as a Swiss diplomat in Africa. In 1981, in Zaïre, today Congo-Kinshasa, at 30 years old, he was a diplomatic trainee. In 2016, when he retired at 65 in Kenya, he was the Swiss Ambassador to Somalia. In between, he gallivanted the African continent, following his adventurous side and playfully exploring the origins of humanity, from Ethiopia to South Africa, from Tunisia to Côte d’Ivoire and Cameroon - always keeping an eye on America and Europe.

In all his travels, he wanted to find out where the distinctions in life, culture, and values that he observed originate. It is an intriguing read, fused with anthropology, sociology, spirituality, and anything else human. Prepare for some joyful reading that will get you to know things you never imagined.