AFRICA AND I

30 000KM, 24 COUNTRIES, 1 338 DAYS.

Trekking on foot from his family home in Morocco to Mauritania, along its treacherous roads hiding post-war landmines, Othmane still felt “too close to home”. On arrival at the coastal town of Dakar in Senegal, stranded without accommodation or food, he pitched camp on a beach, his tiny pop-up tent facing the sea. That afternoon he befriended local fishermen and helped with their boats. In return, they fed and hosted him.

Othmane’s uncanny