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Katie G. Nelson

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Katie G. Nelson is an American journalist and photographer covering human rights, health and aid accountability issues in East Africa. She is headquartered in Nairobi, Kenya. 
Up close image of Kenyan man wearing black sweatshirt
Gender
‘Intersex’ is counted in Kenya’s census — but is this a victory?
Patients wait to collect their HIV medication in Uganda at Mayuge Health Centre III in Uganda.
Health & Medicine
Tested but untreated: How Uganda’s new AIDS efforts are leading to a drug shortage
A Kenyan court has ruled that it is illegal to subject suspected gays to forced medical testing to determine if they're homosexual. The practice had been opposed by the country's medical community.
Global Politics
Gay rights ruling in Kenya could reverberate through Africa
A man holds a large stone during a protest in Nairobi, Kenya.
Conflict
Photos: As results show an incumbent victory, Kenya protests turn deadly
Opposition party members chant campaign slogans in support of National Super Alliance Presidential candidate, Raila Odinga in Kibera, Nairobi. Kenya’s upcoming elections pinned current President Uhuru Kenyatta against his long-time rival Odinga, who has c
Global Politics
Photos: Kenyan elections are mostly smooth as both sides await the results
Child
Conflict
As drought conditions worsen, famine looms over Kenya
Jacqueline, 24, a South Sudanese refugee living in Uganda receives a blessing from her minister.
Conflict
Photos: South Sudanese refugees struggle to overcome ethnic divisions as they pray for peace
Aisu shows off an Ebola text message he recently received.
Development
Uganda is leading the world in the fight to find a vaccine for Ebola
A stack of National Geographic magazines
Culture
How I stumbled across a pristine copy of a famous National Geographic issue
Around 100 people were forced to return to Kampala after Ugandan police shut down this year's gay pride event.
Conflict
Uganda gay rights activists try again to hold a pride event — again, police intervene
Alexander Clark hugs a friend
Conflict
These are the faces of the protesters demanding change after another black man is shot and killed by police
A student carries his classmate out of the Silver Spring Secondary School in Nairobi, Kenya, after she collapsed inside her classroom.
Global Politics
Kenya’s riot police fired tear gas into a high school for no apparent reason (PHOTOS)
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Business
She’s one of the only women to pilot a ‘matatu,’ the minibus taxis that keep Nairobi moving
Gay pride lead image
Culture
These are the faces of gay pride in Uganda