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Kwei Quartey, MD, blogs about African writing and literature, African mysteries, being a Ghanaian-American writer, travel to Africa and beyond, human rights, politics, popular culture, and medicine.
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Mar 31, 20211 min read
Yaa Asantewaa and the War of the Golden Stool
March was International Women's History Month, so on this final day I'm just in time to scrape under the wire to introduce a remarkable...
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Mar 23, 20214 min read
The Food In My Novels: Part Two
In my last post, we saw some Ghanaian dishes that show up in my novels. But wait, there's more! There was too much to include in one...
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Jun 13, 20203 min read
MY TOP TEN GHANA SCENES
My Top Ten Ghana Scenes I have thousands of photos from Ghana, many of them forming backdrops in my novels. Here are some top ten...
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Jul 25, 20191 min read
LETTER FROM GHANA–1
Letter from Ghana I’ve been in Ghana now for just under a month combining books/family/leisure, although I have to say I’ve had little of...
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May 9, 20195 min read
AFRICAN FICTION, WESTERN READERS
AFRICAN FICTION, WESTERN READERS African fiction, western readers? Why is that a question? The sad irony of African writers in the...
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Mar 19, 20197 min read
AFRICA’S GREATEST UNSOLVED MURDERS-3
AFRICA’S GREATEST UNSOLVED MURDERS The US has its share of cold cases, unsolved murders, and murder mysteries that have never been...
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Feb 4, 20193 min read
FREEDOM OF THE PRESS
FREEDOM OF THE PRESS: THE KILLING OF A GHANAIAN JOURNALIST Press freedom is a precious commodity everywhere on earth. On January 16,...
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Jul 23, 20184 min read
RESEARCHING YOUR NOVEL
In my novel writing, my aim is not only to entertain but also to render as authentic an experience as possible to the reader, especially...
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Jun 30, 20184 min read
THE CURSED POOR:MEDICINE IN A WEST AFRICAN COUNTRY
A GLIMPSE INTO THE PRACTICE OF MEDICINE IN A WEST AFRICAN COUNTRY The West African country of Ghana continues to show respectable GDP...
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Jun 14, 20174 min read
RELIGION, MARRIAGE, AND MURDER (IN GHANA)
On Tuesday August 29, 2017, my fifth Detective Chief Inspector Darko Dawson novel will go on sale. It’s called DEATH BY HIS GRACE, and...
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Apr 28, 20172 min read
A UNIQUE PLACE TO STAY
If you’re ever in Kumasi, Ghana’s second-largest city, make it a point to stay at the Four Villages Inn. FVI is an unique bed and...
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Feb 22, 20172 min read
GOD, MARRIAGE, & MURDER: A deadly trinity
For a few years now, Ghana has topped many lists of the most religious countries in the world with 96% of West African nation’s...
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Oct 18, 20164 min read
AFRICAN SAFARI–Part 2
The first piece of information I learned quickly from Alhassan, who is a pleasant, avuncular man, is that this part of the year, the tail...
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Oct 13, 20163 min read
AFRICAN SAFARI–Part 1
My first African safari was when I was a kid. I went to one of the national wildlife parks in Kenya with my mother and brother. We saw...
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Jun 17, 20161 min read
GHANA GOLD
Watch this video by Afua Hirsch, formerly of The Guardian, UK. It gives insight into the new Inspector Darko Dawson novel, GOLD OF THE...
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Apr 24, 20162 min read
PLAYTIME IN AFRICA
Every so often, one comes across an extraordinary endeavor that must be talked about and given prominence. This one appears in my...
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Jan 16, 20162 min read
REALITY BITES IN THE DARK
I wrote about the on-off cycle of electricity in Ghana in my last post. After arriving in Ghana on Jan 6, the lights in my area stayed on...
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Jan 8, 20162 min read
Travels To The “Dark Country”
The term “Dark Continent” is an antiquated (and to many, offensive) euphemism for Africa that once got veteran NPR broadcaster Jean...
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Feb 17, 20141 min read
PICTURE TOUR OF A DEEP SEA OIL RIG
After landing at the West Leo oil rig, we had a safety briefing in the heli admin lounge. That’s SOP for any arriving crew. Then I was...
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Nov 24, 20134 min read
GHANA GOLD
I was in Ghana during August-September of 2013 to research illegal gold mining, which will be the background for the 4th Inspector Darko...
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