Stone Town, Zanzibar

The Darajani central market, also known as ‘Marikiti Kuu’, meaning ‘grand market’ in Swahili, was built in 1904 by Sultan Ali Bin Hamud. The market features a series of stalls: meat on one side and fish on the other. Flies cling to the carcasses, and cats scavenge for scraps. Women come here to shop everyday. March…

Stone Town, Zanzibar

A group of young boys, dressed in traditional white robes and embroidered caps, are walking through the narrow, wet streets of Stone Town, after attending lessons at a koranic school. March 2024. Un groupe de jeunes garçons, vêtus de robes blanches traditionnelles et de casquettes brodées, marchent dans les rues étroites et humides de Stone…