Kwei QuarteyFeb 17, 20141 min readTravels to GhanaPICTURE TOUR OF A DEEP SEA OIL RIGAfter 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...
Kwei QuarteyJan 3, 20141 min readAfrican WritersIS 2014 THE YEAR OF THE AFRICAN WRITER?Looks like it’s hip to be an African writer in 2014, particularly in the diaspora. Publishers are snapping up their books like hotcakes....
Kwei QuarteyNov 24, 20134 min readTravels to GhanaGHANA GOLDI was in Ghana during August-September of 2013 to research illegal gold mining, which will be the background for the 4th Inspector Darko...
Kwei QuarteyOct 18, 20134 min readTravels to GhanaALL THAT GLITTERS: ILLEGAL GOLD MINING IN GHANA–Chapter FourA WOMAN, CHILD AND DOG WALK PAST A PIT MINE IN AN AREA THAT WAS ONCE FORESTED (Photo Kwei Quartey) Environmental Devastation The pit mine...
Kwei QuarteySep 12, 20133 min readTravels to GhanaALL 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...