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.

Jan 8, 20162 min read

The term “Dark Continent” is an antiquated (and to many, offensive) euphemism for Africa that once got veteran NPR broadcaster Jean...

Apr 22, 20153 min read

Ghana is located on the coast of West Africa. Its southernmost tip, Cape Three Points, is closest to zero than any other world land mass...

May 11, 20143 min read

Botswana is notable for a number of reasons besides being the setting for murder mysteries. It’s a landlocked country in southern Africa...

Feb 17, 20141 min read

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...

Jan 3, 20141 min read

Looks like it’s hip to be an African writer in 2014, particularly in the diaspora. Publishers are snapping up their books like hotcakes....

Nov 24, 20134 min read

I was in Ghana during August-September of 2013 to research illegal gold mining, which will be the background for the 4th Inspector Darko...

Oct 18, 20134 min read

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

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