Frank Odoi, one of Africa's foremost cartoonists, was born in the mining town of Tarkwa in western Ghana in 1948.

[2] As Hirst recalls, "Frank had seen a copy of Joe magazine in Ghana, and just turned up in Nairobi to join us.

Frank's work has also appeared in various international publications such as the Ugandan Monitor, New Vision of Uganda, Daily Graphic of Ghana, Noticias (Mozambique), Dejembe Dapanda (Denmark), Helsingin Sanomat (Finland) and the BBC's Focus on Africa magazine.

"[3] The first book collection of Akokhan was published in Finnish in Finland in 2007 and an English version was launched in Nairobi by Kenway Publications.

This series is about a white explorer who comes to Africa, but this time the story is narrated from the black man's perspective.

[9] Frank Odoi was a member of World Comics Finland and chairperson of the East African association of Cartoonists (Katuni).