Kuel Aluk

“I want the people of Warrap to learn from the people of Mading Aweil. The people of Mading Aweil do not fight and this does not require us to go to school or university to learn how to stop fighting among ourselves. These are things we need to see and hear.

If you do not understand, go to Mading Aweil and see for yourself. They do not fight among themselves; they only resolve issues through words. But in Warrap State, people always resort to fighting.

We need to learn from the people of Mading Aweil. This does not need to be learned from the University of Juba or Nairobi University, but from Aweil itself. The people of Mading Aweil have stopped fighting; when issues arise, they discuss them with words and do not fight among themselves.”

— Governor Bol Wek Agoth, speaking during a thanksgiving ceremony honoring the appointment of Gen. Akec Tong Aleu as the newly appointed First Undersecretary of the Ministry of Defence and Veterans Affairs.

All human interactions are opportunities either to learn or to teach”our lives are shaped by our interactions with others.

my brother Deng Bol Aruai Bol — the founding father of the Nile Republic! History shall remember that on this blessed day,while most of us were just fighting with electricity and slow internet, you went ahead and fought for a whole new country!

Truly, this is the spirit of innovation! While others are declaring tax returns, you’re out here declaring independence. While we’re still waiting for salaries, you’re busy waiting for recognition from the UN. Priorities! 😂

I must also appreciate how official everything sounds — “Provisional Government,” “Defence Forces,” and of course, the legendary Gmail address. Nothing says sovereignty like:

> “For national matters, kindly contact us at [email protected].”

I can already see it now — the first cabinet meeting on Zoom, poor connection, everyone shouting, “Hello? Can you hear the Republic?”

But jokes aside, your passion is admirable. It takes vision (and data bundles) to dream this big. I just hope The Nile Republic will have stable power, functioning schools, and at least one working traffic light before we apply for passports. 😅

And please, when the currency is ready, make sure it’s not called the Bol — otherwise we’ll all be “broke in Bol.”

All in all, salute to your courage, my brother. Whether this republic ends up on the map or just in our hearts (and newsfeeds), it’s definitely given us something to talk about.

🌊

That’s too much 😂

DEVELOPING STORY
Emmanuel Jal’s identity crisis is getting worse by the day.

In his first reaction to the story, singer
Emmanuel Jal said, “I believe I’m a Nuer, but I’m not 100% sure”.

To make the matter even worse, here are several new discoveries that have casted more doubt on the Superstar Singer’s true identity, rendering him more of a Dinka than a Nuer:

1) Emmanuel Jal had told multiple of his friends over the years that he didn’t quite know who his parents were.

2) Emmanuel Jal told people that, as a child, he actually found himself speaking Dinka as his primary language at age 7. He also said that he only learned Nuer language at the age of 10 and that he is still not quite fluent in Nuer up to this date.

3) Emmanuel Jal told his friends that he was initially called “James Jal”. However, upon adoption, his adopted Kawaja mother, EMMA McCune (Dr. Riek Machar’s late wife), switched his name from James to Emmanuel in order to match the first syllable of her name “EMMA”.

4) Emmanuel Jal also told his friends that Emma McCune is the one who converted him to Nuer and told him repeatedly that he was a Nuer of Mayom, now Unity State.

5) Emmanuel Jal said that despite being indoctrinated to hate the Dinka, his heart however never harbored animosity towards the Dinka people and that every time he attempted to do so he only winded up loving the Dinka instead. In fact, the only women he has ever truly loved are the Dinka women, not Nuer.

6) Emmanuel has fathered a number of children with multiple Dinka women. It’s like he is attempting to return in to Dinka womb where he was bore. He told his friends that he only feels at peace in the arms of Dinka women, which makes one wonders why so? Could it be the Dinka soul in him wanting to go home?

7) Emmanuel Jal also said that he has a sketchy childhood memory of having a little sister called Akol (Adut) solidifying the allegations of the woman recently seen in the viral video.

8) Emmanuel Jal said that he couldn’t tell for sure whether he is Dinka or Nuer, emphasizing that no one can ever figure out their true identity on their own. Somebody has to tell you the truth about who or what you are, adding that our identify is only conveyed to us by our family after birth. They are the ones who give us our names and tell us who we are and where we belong.

9) Emmanuel Jal said that even though he identifies as a Nuer, he is still having hard time understanding Nuer people’s behaviors. “I have just accepted them for who they’re”, he said.

10) Emmanuel Jal also said that despite identifying as a Nuer for most of his life, he still dreams in Dinka language when he sleeps and he strategizes all his business plans in Dinka, the language he actually uses to think with.

If it walks like a duck, quacks like a duck, it’s a duck!