ocr: A bitter divide has existedbetween north andsouth since before independence. Most southern resentment is directedtoward a minority in the north, the Kabye people from the Kabye Plateau, be - cause of1 their domination ofthe military. The Kabye and other 1ortherners in turn resent their ownl underdevelopment in contrast to the high development, especially educationally, of all southerners. The dominant southern group is the Ewe, who make up more than 40% ofthe population. As elsewhere in. Africa, the extended family is important and tribalism and: nepotism are key factors in everyday life. Some ...
