Akua, a Ghanaian businesswoman who returned home after living in Canada, says life abroad is not as glamorous as many people think.
Speaking in an interview, she explained that most Ghanaians assume leaving North America or Europe to return home and farm means you are not “normal.” However, she insists that farming and business in Ghana have given her more peace of mind than her years abroad.
“Some people abroad are going through serious depression, but here in Ghana I’m free from it. Abroad makes you pale and drained because of depression. Only a few people realize how disturbing that system is for their mental health. When you understand that Africa has its own wellbeing and Europe has its own, you can choose where you truly belong,” she said.
Akua added that many Ghanaians abroad think she is mentally unstable for returning, but in her words, “They don’t have the awareness. The system abroad is designed in a way that separates families. For instance, if you claim single-mother benefits to get housing, once they discover you are not single, they take it back. The whole idea is to weaken family structures.”
On business opportunities, Akua explained that Ghana offers more freedom than abroad. “Here, you can carry goods on your head to sell or set up a small table in front of your house. But in the Western system, it’s not easy to break into. If you want to do business abroad, it’s limited to African shops, restaurants, shipping, and services targeted only at Ghanaians. No Ghanaian has opened a Walmart abroad. We are restricted,” she noted.
She further revealed that she started poultry farming in Ghana with just 400 birds, and people were surprised at how quickly it turned profitable. “Farming is booming in Ghana, and many young people are making good money from it. Business in Ghana only demands that you are not lazy. It’s not as hard as people in the diaspora make it seem,” she emphasized.
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