The major industry in Kissi Teng Chiefdom is farming.

During the Sierra Leone Civil War the Kissi Teng Chiefdom was one of the major strongholds of the Revolutionary United Front (RUF).

The RUF maintained a base in Koindu[2] and a significant presence in Kangama.

[3] Kissi Teng was one of the last chiefdoms to be disarmed in January 2002 at the end of the civil war.

[4] The dispute with Guinea over their soldiers remaining within Sierra Leone ten years after the end of the civil war centers around Yenga in Kissi Teng.