Tribal Groups and Religion

There are three major tribal groups in Lopongo: the Kenema in the Southwest, the Makeni in the Southeast, and the Koitu in the northern part of the country. The Kenema have become the dominant group under the presidency of Kwanto Sei Bruto, but the political and social balance is based on a precarious equilibrium between the two dominant groups.

About 60% the population adheres to indigenous, animist beliefs. Christianity is the second largest religious group, to which 25% of the country's population belongs, mostly in the Makeni Southeast. The remaining 15% of Lopongo population follow Islam, mostly concentrated in the northern districts of Malanville and Kandi.