KWEI JONES QUARTEY | BLOG

Kwei Quartey, MD, blogs about African writing and literature, African mysteries, on being a Ghanaian-American writer, travel to Africa and beyond, human rights, and medical topics.

Mar 31, 2021
1 min

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, 2021
4 min

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, 2020
3 min

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, 2019
1 min

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, 2019
5 min

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, 2019
7 min

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, 2019
3 min

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, 2018
4 min

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, 2018
4 min

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, 2017
4 min

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, 2017
2 min

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, 2017
2 min

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, 2016
4 min

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, 2016
3 min

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, 2016
1 min

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, 2016
2 min

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, 2016
2 min

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, 2016
2 min

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, 2014
1 min

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, 2013
4 min

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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