It was fought between the Konkombas and the Nanumbas, Dagomba and Gonjas tribes on the other side.
The basis of the war were tribal claims over land ownership.
[5] The Rawlings government was able to slow the conflict by imploring methods that quelled tensions during the fight, eventually leading to much of the conflict being resolved towards the end of 2015.
This region is home to a large number of different ethnic groups, who throughout history repeatedly clashed.
However, in the early 1990s, the clashes escalated to a previously unseen level of intensity and violence, resulting in two distinct, but interlinked conflicts.