Katie G. Nelson

April 17, 2018

Kenya is not alone in subjecting suspected gay men to forced anal exams. Cameroon, Egypt, Uganda and Zambia also claim the procedure is a valid method for determining if a man has participated in anal sex.

Photos: As results show an incumbent victory, Kenya protests turn deadly

August 09, 2017

What had started at as an uneasy quiet turned violent Wednesday when unofficial results from Kenya's election showed the incumbent winning.

Global Politics

Photos: Kenyan elections are mostly smooth as both sides await the results

August 08, 2017

The hotly contested Kenyan election came to a head Tuesday when voters went to the polls. Despite the violence in the run-up, so far the elections have been largely peaceful.

As drought conditions worsen, famine looms over Kenya

April 14, 2017

In Kenya’s Rift Valley, known as the breadbasket of Kenya, almost one-third of the population is suffering from acute malnutrition, and an ongoing drought and recent infighting ahead of August’s presidential elections are only worsening an already dire situation.

Photos: South Sudanese refugees struggle to overcome ethnic divisions as they pray for peace

March 07, 2017

The civil war in South Sudan is becoming one of the world's worst humanitarian crises. For some refugees who've fled into Uganda, ethnic rivalries stoked by the conflict persist. But other South Sudanese are rejecting those divisions and hoping for peace — together.

Development

Uganda is leading the world in the fight to find a vaccine for Ebola

December 02, 2016

There are three vaccines in development in Uganda that could be used to prevent the spread of Ebola. But that's not the only way the African nation is leading the fight against such a deadly disease.

Culture

How I stumbled across a pristine copy of a famous National Geographic issue

October 28, 2016

Katie Nelson is a freelance photographer and reporter in Nairobi. On a recent trip to a bookstore, she picked up some old National Geographic magazines, including one that is quite famous. The timing, though, was quite ironic.

Uganda gay rights activists try again to hold a pride event — again, police intervene

September 27, 2016

At Uganda's gay pride event on Saturday, held at a private location, police again intervened to shut down the festivities.