Prince Boadu

Program Manager @Microsoft | ex-@Google | @Atl_Dialogues Emerging Leader

[Prince Boadu @princeboadu]

Excited🥳
@joe_darko would be great to have you on this. I'm sure you have a lesson or two to share about your journey so far in the Tech space.😉
#gracefactory #peoplewhoinspire #pwi

[Prince Boadu @princeboadu]

Each time I read Big Chief @asemota's tweets like this one, I am more convinced he shouldn't write a traditional book; rather he should publish compedium of his advenures, observations, deep cogitations etc.

This way, we get a cocktail of themes and topics. Big Chief's Compendium must happen though. We wait patiently. 😊

[Osaretin Victor Asemota @asemota]

UK people are hilarious, man!! I still remember going to visit my cousin in London in 2004 and they put on a show the first night. We even went to a party that weekend and I thought life was great. By Monday, everyone dipped and the house became suddenly cold because of lack of heating. This was in September and almost autumn. I discovered that the gas ran out and they were asking me for 10 quid to pay 😂🤣🤣

Five people living in a house couldn’t come up with money for gas. I never knew there was a pay as you go arrangement for that type of thing.

My best man eventually came from Manchester, saw the situation and quickly relocated me ASAP! 😂🤣🤣

Even when I was a poor student, I avoided London. The hustler life there is on another level.

I once had to be there for a one month course and the person who told me he was arranging for me to get and pay for a short let studio flat was actually the owner of the property but behaving like an agent. He charged me the maximum possible and made me think he was doing me a favor as that was the last flat available. I later discovered that the building was half empty as I met the developer and owner of most of the flats in an elevator.

We became friends, he invited me to join him and his boyfriend for drinks in the penthouse. I asked, you mean girlfriend? He said, “no, I am gay.” He really wanted to discuss tech but I politely declined as I had so much work to do that period. He gave me his card and it turned out he was also a very wealthy tech investor.

In one city, I met the very poor and the very rich. They were all still hustlers.

[Prince Boadu @princeboadu]

My good friend, @EliotPence, just raised $100M series A for his company @DominionDynamic. Congratulations, bro. Super proud of you.

[Prince Boadu @princeboadu]

@Abocco @DiasporaCamp Thanks for tuning in, Ato.

[Prince Boadu @princeboadu]

A New Paradigm for African Animation https://t.co/qOfMNifHZB

[Prince Boadu @princeboadu]

@kofiemeritus @Microsoft Medaase, menua

[Prince Boadu @princeboadu]

I'm excited to join @Microsoft as a Critical Environment Program Manager - Business Operations, supporting the infrastructure and operations behind one of the world's largest cloud platforms.

Grateful for the journey so far and looking forward to learning, contributing, and growing alongside an exceptional team.
#NextChapter #Microsoft

[Prince Boadu @princeboadu]

Thank you @ADEL_PCNS for celebrating ADEL Alumni. I'm super proud to be an alumnus of such a prestigious institution.

[Atlantic Dialogues Emerging Leaders @ADEL_PCNS]

✨ ADEL Spotlight

Congratulations to Prince Boadu (ADEL 2015) on joining Microsoft as Critical Environment Program Manager – Business Operations💼☁️. In this role, he will support the infrastructure and operations behind one of the world’s largest cloud platforms.

Proud to see our alumni continue to lead, grow, and make an impact across global industries 🚀

@princeboadu

#ADELAlumni #AtlanticDialogues #EmergingLeaders

[Prince Boadu @princeboadu]

@whinhosa_exe @Microsoft Thank you

[Prince Boadu @princeboadu]

@Amabeth001 @Microsoft Thank you

[Prince Boadu @princeboadu]

@kevin_chibuoyim @Microsoft Thank you

[Prince Boadu @princeboadu]

@whinhosa_exe @Microsoft I saw the role on LinkedIn and applied. Followed by 5 interview rounds. It is possible.

[Prince Boadu @princeboadu]

@AdebimpeOmolaso @Microsoft Thank you

[Prince Boadu @princeboadu]

This is the funniest video you'll see all day.

Credit: Tanveer Ahmed

[Prince Boadu @princeboadu]

We hear it every time a major global tournament rolls around: "Sports unite the world. We create a level playing field where the best of the best compete as equals."

But how can we talk about equity when the country of birth remains the ultimate gatekeeper?

Look at the heartbreaking situation with Omar Abdulkadir Artan. He worked his way from the ground up to be officially named Africa's Best Referee, winning the CAF Referee of the Year award. He earned his spot to make history as the first Somali referee at the World Cup. He had the talent, the credentials, and a valid tournament visa. Yet, upon landing in the host country, he was denied entry at the border and sent back. A lifetime of elite preparation was undone by geopolitics he has zero control over.

This is not an isolated incident. Look at what happened to Africa's fastest man, Ferdinand Omanyala, at the World Athletics Championships. While his competitors were on site two weeks early to acclimate and train, Omanyala was handed his visa less than 24 hours before the competition. He endured an 18-hour flight, landed, and arrived at the stadium less than three hours before his 100m heat.

Around that same time, Ghana's elite sprint stars, Benjamin Azamati and Joseph Paul Amoah, along with the national 4x100m relay team, were left stranded for weeks by bureaucratic visa gridlock. Their critical championship training camps were shattered, and they were forced to fight through administrative exhaustion just to get to the starting line.

When the starting gun fires under those conditions, can we honestly say the competition is fair? If one athlete gets a fortnight of world-class preparation and another has less than three hours to clear customs, shake off a massive flight, and rush directly onto the track, the outcome isn't just about merit. It is about privilege.

We cannot celebrate the "best in the world" when the platform itself denies equal opportunity to get to the starting line.

If global sporting bodies, whether in football, athletics, or beyond, are going to lean heavily on the rhetoric of equity and inclusion, they must take accountability for the logistics. Host nations cannot be allowed to use blanket geopolitical restrictions to lock out vetted, elite professionals who have earned their place on the world stage.

True equity isn't just an open track or a green pitch. True equity is ensuring that an individual's talent, hard work, and excellence matter more than the passport they hold.

Until we fix the systemic barriers at the border, the claim that global sports are a true meritocracy is just rhetoric.

[Prince Boadu @princeboadu]

What if an African country wins this World Cup? It is possible.

[Prince Boadu @princeboadu]

Just cane across this role on LinkedIn. Logos based remote Chief Wahala Officer (CWO).

Interesting.

[Paul Azunre @pazunre]

Which languages do you want to see. We are working towards full coverage of 100% of all modalities for 36 African Languages covering over 1 billion Africans by end of the year

Assistant is an Ewe, Twi prototype that will scale across 🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾

Which language would you like to see?

[Paul Azunre @pazunre]

This is our Engineer Hikma Hamza testing the @KhayaAI Voice Assistant in Ewe. You can chat with it right now!

Glad to be playing a small role in mentoring future leaders like Hikma in this important space 😊😊

[Prince Boadu @princeboadu]

@JorgeAppiah @KumasiHive You're welcome, bro.

[Prince Boadu @princeboadu]

Today's the birthday of my fellow co-founder of @KumasiHive. @JorgeAppiah is a visionary leader and a hands-on technical expert in the EV space.

A few years ago, we had a vision to build the first hardware innovation hub in Ghana, to spearheaded the rapid prototyping of ideas, entrepreneurship development and to provide co-working spaces for startups.

I'm celebrating George Kwadwo Appiah today because he's managed to spearheaded impactful projects for Ghana's youth.

Happy Birthday, bro. More wins for this year year.🎊🎉😊