About S. E. Nelson
Nelson is an award-winning author who writes African action-adventure stories on topics like: friendship, LRA, war, espionage, colonialism, corruption, and human trafficking.
Her first novel Nightmare Along the River Nile is set in Uganda and Sudan. It is about a student who was abducted by the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) and sold into slavery. The story was inspired by events that happened to many young people in Northern Uganda in the 1990s. Nightmare Along the River Nile has been listed among the top books on slavery.
Nelson’s second novel The Helpers is an action-packed international tale of espionage and corruption set in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Europe, and the United States. Although the story is fictitious, much of its background was inspired by historical events that happened during colonial times. The sequel to The Helpers is still in development.
Nelson worked as a Consultant for the United Nations, other non-profit organizations, and the private sector. She has lived and worked in the United States, Europe, and Africa. She is an advocate for human rights and is strongly against imperialism and human trafficking.
Who is the LRA and who is Kony?
Joseph Kony is the notorious leader of the LRA rebel group, also known as the Lord’s Resistance Army, which was formed in northern Uganda. In the 1990s, they terrorized and abducted young men and women, mostly students to the point where the Uganda government had to intervene. The government set up camps to help them avoid capture. Around 40,000 children would leave home and trek to the safety of special shelters in camps. They were called The Night Walkers.
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