Woman finds her father after 27 years through Facebook, but where he was living all this time is the most shocking part

Queen Soulara Kadija Tall spent 27 years wondering about her father. She finally found him through Facebook, but the biggest surprise was finding out he had been living in Guinea, West Africa, all along. The reunion happened thanks to social media and help from volunteers.

According to New York Post, Queen Kadija is a 27-year-old content creator from Atlanta, Georgia. She grew up with her mother and two sisters, never knowing why her father wasn’t around. Her mother refused to talk about him whenever she asked.

“When the topic came up about my dad, it was always shut down,” Queen Kadija said. As a child, having one parent seemed normal to her. But as she grew older, she wanted answers her mother wouldn’t give. She decided to find them herself.

Social media became the key to solving a decades-old mystery

The search began in July 2025 when Queen Kadija looked at her birth certificate and found her father’s name: Mountaga Tall, 69. She took a DNA test that showed she had Guinea heritage. Then she went to Facebook and connected with volunteers called “search angels” who help people find missing family members.

The search angels found Mountaga’s last known address in Atlanta, Georgia. It was near where her partner lived. Queen Kadija posted his name online and asked for any information about him.

Queen Kadija and her partner, Damirrea, 34, went to the Atlanta address. But Mountaga wasn’t there. She didn’t give up. She posted her story in a local Facebook group called “The Girl Code Atlanta” and asked for help. Facebook has become a powerful tool for reconnecting people, despite the platform’s ongoing privacy concerns. She wrote that recent information suggested he was living in or near Atlanta. She even worried he might not be alive anymore.

Just one day later, two men messaged her saying they were her cousin. They confirmed their connection and gave her contact information to Mountaga right away.

On July 30, 2025, Queen Kadija got a WhatsApp call from Guinea, Africa. It was Mountaga. “I was instantly crying,” Queen Kadija said. His first words were, “Kadija, thank god, I have prayed for this.” The call explained everything. Mountaga met Queen Kadija’s mother in December 1994, and Queen Kadija was born on March 8, 1998. In July 2005, when she was only four years old, Mountaga was deported from New Hampshire back to Guinea. He couldn’t contact her after that.

Many people have shared stories of reconnecting with long-lost relatives through social media, with heartwarming tales of families reuniting in the most unexpected ways.

Queen Kadija now talks to her father every day. “I couldn’t believe it,” she said. “To have him as a parent now, I am like, wow, thank god.” Her story shows how social media can bring families together, unlike a Georgia couple’s tragic Facebook incident that ended differently. Mountaga was equally happy. When his cousin showed him her photo, he said, “I knew that was my baby.” He had prayed every day that his daughter would find him. Queen Kadija is now planning to visit Guinea to see him in person.