Anokyewaaba, a Ghanaian living in Hamburg, Germany, has opened up about her remarkable and demanding journey on SVTV Africa’s Daily Hustle Worldwide with DJ Nyaami. She has lived in Germany for just a year, having moved there in search of stability, better opportunities and improved healthcare for herself and her children.
Before her relocation, she worked as a pupil teacher at Oppoku Korum Dwenkye in Offinso. She later studied Education at the University of Cape Coast, but her path shifted when her husband, who was then a news anchor at Spark FM, encouraged her to try broadcasting. He often brought home his scripts and she would read them privately. One day, he urged her to read out loud, and despite being shy, she agreed. That moment marked the beginning of a new chapter.
When a client needed a voice-over for an advert, she stepped in. She went on to study at the Tech School of Journalism, and in 2019, TV3 announced the Crawler Female Akan Newscaster search. Although her daughter was only two months old, she travelled from Kumasi to Accra for the audition. The team had almost closed for the day, but she was given a chance. She impressed the judges, making her way from a shortlist of 47 to the final eight. Despite being the last to perform, she earned a spot on the team. She was offered a contract on the spot and began working with Onua FM.
By February 2020, she transitioned to television when Onua TV launched. During the COVID era, she received an offer from Multimedia and moved from Onua to Adom to join their Akan news team.
Life in Accra was demanding. She described herself as very antisocial, which limited her network. She was earning 1,600 cedis a month and paying rent at Labadi, where a room cost 100 cedis at the time. Yet she still had to send money to her children in Kumasi. Financial pressure kept mounting.
She is a mother of four. Her first child was born in 2016 after spending four to five years in marriage without a child, a period during which she was wrongly labeled barren. By the time she migrated to Europe last year, she was 31. She left three of her children in Ghana and gave birth to her fourth child in Germany.
Seeking asylum in Germany was her only path toward documentation. She explained that for many migrants, without proper papers, even trusting someone to help withdraw money from an account can become risky. She also highlighted how some women abroad struggle emotionally, becoming depressed from overthinking the weight of their responsibilities.
She also spoke about being in a new relationship since last year after her marriage ended in divorce. She mentioned that some husbands bring their wives abroad only to demand repayment of the money spent on their travel, adding strain to already difficult lives.
Despite it all, Anokyewaaba continues to push forward. She is currently doing “Osbidon” and working to rebuild her life in Germany while caring for her newborn and supporting her children back home. The journey has not been easy, but her resilience stands out as she shapes a new future for herself and her family.
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