Monrovia, May 21 -- When Senator Prince Moye and former Vice President Jewel Howard-Taylor appeared together at the launch of the National Kpelleh Speaking Tribe initiative last Saturday, it was a moment loaded with symbolism - and skepticism.

By Selma Lomax selma.lomax@frontpageafricaonline.com

The event, held under the theme "One Kpelleh People," was billed as a landmark step toward reconciliation and unity for Liberia's largest ethnic group. But for many, the presence of Moye and Howard-Taylor on the same stage evoked less hope and more doubt, given their deeply entrenched political rivalry spanning more than a decade.

The feud between Bong County's two most influential politicians is neither new nor subtle. It dates back to 2011, ...