Seydou's cousin and travel companion. They escape Dakar together and cross North Africa, but Moussa is separated from Seydou when rebels in Libya capture him. He later escapes imprisonment in Tripoli but suffers a leg gunshot wound, forcing Seydou to accelerate their journey to Europe for medical treatment.
They are close cousins whose shared migration plan drives the story.
The plot identifies Seydou and Moussa as teenage cousins living in Dakar.
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