KWEI JONES QUARTEY | BLOG

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.

Oct 18, 20134 min read

ALL THAT GLITTERS: ILLEGAL GOLD MINING IN GHANA–Chapter Four

A WOMAN, CHILD AND DOG WALK PAST A PIT MINE IN AN AREA THAT WAS ONCE FORESTED (Photo Kwei Quartey) Environmental Devastation The pit mine...

Sep 12, 20133 min read

ALL THAT GLITTERS: LEGAL AND ILLEGAL GOLD MINING IN GHANA

During August-September 2013, I was in Ghana researching illegal gold mining in that country as I prepare to write the fourth Inspector...