Mariama Kesso Diallo is a Guinean writer living in Switzerland. Diallo graduated from the University of Kankan and the

University of Geneva The University of Geneva (French: ''Université de Genève'') is a public research university located in Geneva, Switzerland. It was founded in 1559 by John Calvin as a theological seminary. It remained focused on theology until the 17th centur ...

. In 2000 she published the autobiographical novel ''La chance'', describing her escape from Guinea with her children in 1977. Long resident in

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, she has worked as a sociologist and a consultant for

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and other international organizations.

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