Born in Kébémer in Louga Region, Senegal, Aw studied at the Institute of Cinematography in Hamburg, Germany, he completed his cinematic training in Paris at the Office for Radio Cooperation (OCORA). Among the precursors of Senegalese television, in the time of Mamadou Dia, who was president of the Senegalese Government Council from 1957 to 1962, Aw worked for primarily for educational television of the state owned channels until 1972.[1]