Alima Mahama nyaa ne ntoasoɔ sukuu adesua wɔ Wesly Girls Senior High School a ɛwɔ Cape Coast. ɔtoa n’adesua no so kɔɔ suapɔn a ɛne University of Ghana ma no nyaa abodin krataa wɔ mmaranim mu. Wɔ suapɔn a ɛne Rutgers University ne University of Ottawa no, ɔsan nso nyaa abodin krataa a ɛkyerɛ sɛ w’anya nimdeɛ wɔ amansan ne mpontuo nhyehyɛe mu. ɔsan nso nyaa adansidie krataa fofro firi suapɔn a wɔfrɛ no Institute of Social Studies a ɛwo Netherlands.