Celebrities’ Moving Appeal To The People Of South Sudan

After enjoying peace for a while, violence broke out in South Sudan late last year between devoted soldiers in support of President Salva Kiir and rebels in favor of his former Vice President, Riek Machar .

Just like the post poll violence that we experienced in 2007, conflict in Sudan is based on ethnicity. The conflict is between two of the largest ethnic groups ;President Kiir’s Dinka and Machar’s Nuer.

According to BBC News thousands have lost their lives with more than a million others have had to flee from their homes.

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According to the latest UN report 803,200 and another 254,000 have ran off to neighboring countries such as Kenya and Ethiopia

Grandpa Records brings together some of the biggest artistes in Kenya and Africa to bring you Today: a song that urges the people of South Sudan to forget their trivial differences and make peace.

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Additional Reporting by BBC