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Akol Miyen Kuol

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Akol Miyen Kuol
Born1974
Abyei
OccupationJournalist, author, poet
LanguageEnglish, Arabic, Dinka
NationalitySouth Sudanese
Years active2000 - present
Children3[1]
Website
akolmiyenkuol.com

Akol Miyen Kuol (born in 1974) is a South Sudanese journalist, author and poet. He was born in the oil-rich region of Abyei but currently lives in exile in Kenya.[1] Akol Miyen is known for using poetry to promote peace in his homeland South Sudan.[2] Akol currently works for the BBC as Sudan and South Sudan analyst.[3] In 2016, the BBC threatened to fire Akol after the journalist expressed "disappointment over impediments" in the implementation of a peace deal between the South Sudanese government and rebels, telling warring parties in the country that an "agreement between South Sudanese and South Sudanese will never be a bad peace".[4] An online campaign by Akol, called 'Save the Last Train', inspired artists in Juba to paint murals on walls across the capital to preach peace.[5] Akol launched Save the Last Train campaign at SpiceTalks [6] an initiative of Spice Without Borders[7] in 2016.

Early life

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Akol fled Abyei in 1978 due to the political instability in the region and went to northern Sudan.[8] He left Sudan in 1993 for Egypt as he did not want to join the Sudanese army because "the government was fighting my own people".[9] Two and a half years later, he moved to Tanzania and then to Kenya in 1999.[2] Akol says his love for his country and Africa inspired him to write poems and has dedicated a collection of poems to former South African President Nelson Mandela.

Publications

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1. "The Sun Will be Rising' (poem, 2001)

2. "The Last Train" (poem, 2003)

3. "A Case for the Capacity of South Sudanese to Rule Themselves" (analytical book, 2009)

4. "Sudan: Understanding the Oil-Rich Region of Abyei" (analytical book, 2011"

5. "The Obstacles of Creativity in South Sudan" (paper, 1997)

Personal life

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Akol is married and has three children.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Home".
  2. ^ a b Mugume, Davis. "'The Last Train'".
  3. ^ "Indonesia's Chilli Crisis, The Fifth Floor - BBC World Service".
  4. ^ "BBC threatens to fire staff over peace advocacy in South Sudan - Radio Tamazuj". Archived from the original on 2017-01-10. Retrieved 2017-01-09.
  5. ^ "South Sudan artists paint for peace in Juba". BBC News. 25 October 2016.
  6. ^ "信誉排行最好的(20个)网投网站大全-百度百科".
  7. ^ "Spice Without Borders | | 2016 | AKOL MIYEN KUOL". spicewithoutborders.org. Archived from the original on 2017-09-13.
  8. ^ "Know me". Archived from the original on 10 January 2017.
  9. ^ "Driven by War from His Beloved South Sudan Home, Poet Voices His People's Plea for Peace". 8 July 2015.