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A Ghanaian PhD candidate at ETH Zürich in Switzerland was recently mistaken for a criminal because of his complexion
According to the gentleman named George Jojo Boateng, he was stopped in the middle of the road and searched thoroughly like he was a threat
Many social media users have been sympathizing with Jojo for having gone through that experience
George Jojo Boateng, a PhD student in Zürich, Switzerland has recounted an incident that happened to him which has left many social media users heartbroken.
Narrating the story via his Facebook and LinkedIn handles, Jojo Boateng who studies at ETH Zürich, a public research university said he was in Geneva at the time when two police officers suddenly besieged him.
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MIT Technology Review Innovators Under 35 has named 28-year-old Ghanaian innovator George Jojo Boateng in its 2021 list
George made the list by virtue of his venture, SuaCode.ai, that enables coding to be done on a smartphone
So far, over 600 students from two dozen countries have successfully graduated after studying the programme
George Jojo Boateng, a 28-year-old Ghanaian innovator has been named in the MIT Technology Review Innovators Under 35 list for the year 2021.
In an official publication announcing the list and explaining the reasons for his selection, it is indicated that Jojo and his cofounder Victor Kumbol created an eight-week smartphone-based coding course with their venture, SuaCode.ai.