Communities agree to end ethnic row

Representatives of the Loma and Mandingo communities in Lofa County, northeast Liberia, have agreed to end a conflict that has claimed two lives and resulted in the burning of many homes, according to a report yesterday by the independent ‘Star Radio’. Fighting erupted last month between the two communities, which have long been at loggerheads in Lofa county. The two sides have now signed a reconciliation pact in Zawodamai town, ‘Star Radio’ said. The agreement was brokered by a team of officials from the ministries of Internal Affairs and State, which conducted a five-day investigation into the clashes, according to the radio station.