Oscar Scafidi is originally from the UK and Italy and spent five years living and working in Luanda as a history teacher. Before this he was based in Khartoum, Sudan. In 2016, Oscar and his friend Alfy completed the first ever source-to-sea navigation of Angola’s longest river, the Kwanza, a journey of over 1300km. When not teaching, Oscar also writes travel journalism focusing on difficult destinations, such as Somalia, Afghanistan, Liberia and East Timor. Some of his work can be found on Sean Rorison’s website Polo’s Bastards (www.polosbastards.com). A book and documentary film of his kayaking expedition through Angola can be found at www.kayakthekwanza.com. Oscar is currently based in Antananarivo, Madagascar.