About the Author

Osman Alimamy Sankoh, known to most Sierra Leoneans as Mallam O., was born in Warima in Sierra Leone. He attended Tomlinson High School, Songo. He obtained a BSc Ed. (Mathematics) degree with distinction from Njala University, Sierra Leone. He further holds the following degrees: Bsc Hons. (Statistics); MSc (Applied Statistics); and DSc (Applied Statistics from the Technical University of Dortmund, Germany. He is currently the Executive Director of the INDEPTH Network, a health information international NGO located in Accra, Ghana, where he lives with his family. Mallam O. established the Sierra Leonean Writers Series (SLWS) in 2001 and, as his own contribution to nation building, now publishes books by writers of Sierra Leonean origin. His first book, "Hybrid Eyes - Reflections of an African in Europe" was the first to be published in and formed the basis for establishing SLWS.