Josephine Apieu Jenaro Aken (1 May 1955 – 2 May 2008), a member of the Luo group from the Bahr el Ghazal area, was born in Wau, Western Bahr el Ghazal, South Sudan.

Josephine Aken was born in Wau, South Sudan and studied telecommunications at Juba Training Centre in Khartoum.

[1] Josephine Aken started her career as a postal office worker.

[1] In 2000, Josephine Aken was appointed the chair for the Camden And Westminster Refugee Training Partnership.

[1] On May 2, 2008, Josephine Aken died in a plane crash alongside her husband Minister for SPLA Affairs General Dominic Dim Deng, in Juba, Sudan.