Dakar/Bamako/Abidjan

Close-up of a stack of folded colorful striped fabrics forming an arched pattern of blues, pinks, and oranges. Dakar/Bamako/Abidjan, personal photo series – Photo by Bakir Mohammed Three men sitting along a decorated blue-tiled wall outside an ornate mosque with arched doorways. Dakar/Bamako/Abidjan, personal photo series – Photo by Bakir Mohammed Two men sitting side by side under a large red umbrella, one on his phone. Dakar/Bamako/Abidjan, personal photo series – Photo by Bakir Mohammed People washing themselves at a roadside water tap next to a parked van, water running along the curb. Dakar/Bamako/Abidjan, personal photo series – Photo by Bakir Mohammed Man sitting at a jewelry stall hung with gold necklaces and earrings displayed on pink cards. Dakar/Bamako/Abidjan, personal photo series – Photo by Bakir Mohammed Women carrying blue plastic-wrapped bundles and a basin on their heads while walking past a building with arched windows. Dakar/Bamako/Abidjan, personal photo series – Photo by Bakir Mohammed Woman carrying a large sack of onions on her head next to another woman in a colorful patterned dress at a market. Dakar/Bamako/Abidjan, personal photo series – Photo by Bakir Mohammed Young man leans out of green and yellow bus window, giving thumbs up; American flag graphic visible; Dakar/Bamako/Abidjan, personal photo series – Photo by Bakir Mohammed Three women at a market, two balancing basins on their heads while a woman in a headscarf holds a plastic bag. Dakar/Bamako/Abidjan, personal photo series – Photo by Bakir Mohammed A sleeping baby's head rests in a cloth carrier on a person's back, a colorful bucket in hand nearby. Dakar/Bamako/Abidjan, personal photo series – Photo by Bakir Mohammed Woman seated alone on a wooden park bench seen from behind, parked cars and greenery in the background. Dakar/Bamako/Abidjan, personal photo series – Photo by Bakir Mohammed Public restroom sign reading 'Toilettes Publiques' mounted on a post among tree branches, with a park bench visible in the blurred background, Dakar/Bamako/Abidjan, personal photo series – Photo by Bakir Mohammed Passengers looking out through the windows of a yellow and blue painted transport bus with 'Communaut' lettering on its side. Dakar/Bamako/Abidjan, personal photo series – Photo by Bakir Mohammed Woman with pink braided hair looking out through the open door of a minibus, transit sign visible on the window behind her. Dakar/Bamako/Abidjan, personal photo series – Photo by Bakir Mohammed Woman carrying produce on head at street market; Dakar/Bamako/Abidjan, personal photo series – Photo by Bakir Mohammed Man in a red fez looking out from inside a yellow car; Dakar/Bamako/Abidjan, personal photo series – Photo by Bakir Mohammed