He is among the most productive social scientists in the United States, already with four books and over 70 scholarly publications in leading journals, magazines and edited books. Prior to returning to Seton Hall University in 2005, he worked with the late renowned political scientist, Professor Ali A. Mazrui (Post-Doctoral Fellowship), teaching and conducting research in the Social Sciences both at Binghamton University, State University of New York, and Cornell University in Ithaca, New York, from July 2002 to June 30, 2005. Kaba attended his last two years (1992 to 1994) of high school at Saint John’s College High School in Washington, D.C., in its Reserve Officers' Training Corps (ROTC)