[1][2] He also studied International Relations under Professor Manning for a year at the London School of Economic and Political Science.
[2][3] Prior to moving to the United Kingdom for further studies, Budu-Acquah worked as an editor at the Ashanti Sentinel, the Accra Evening News and the African Spokesman.
[2] Following his return to the Gold Coast, Budu-Acquah joined the Kwame Nkrumah Ideological Institute as a teaching staff.
In 1961, he was appointed Ghana's first ambassador to Somalia, where he also oversaw other colonies in Eastern Africa until they gained their independence.
[10][11] After two years serving in Guinea, Budu-Acquah was returned to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs as the Ambassador Extra Ordinary and Minister Plenipontentary.