Young Gnawa men stand in their village of Khamlia, a community shaped by centuries of trans-Saharan movement. Descendants of people brought north across the desert through forced migration and exile, they live with histories of movement that continue to shape identity, belonging, and daily life today. Khamlia, Moroccan Sahara, Morocco, 2025. © Maroussia Mbaye.
Location
Senegal, West Africa
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Maroussia Mbaye

Maroussia Mbaye is a Senegalese documentary photographer whose work explores memory, identity and social transformation across the African continent. Through long-term visual storytelling and archival research, she investigates migration, disappearing traditions and the social forces shaping contemporary African societies.