Photo by: Bing Guan / REUTERSAmerica holds its breath in a consequential election, Ethiopia raises fears of a civil war, and Uganda freezes GiveDirectly’s COVID-19 cash transfer program. This week in development:Poll workers continue to count votes in a U.S. election with big implications for the country’s global development, global health, and humanitarian role. In 2019, Abiy was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for his efforts to end the long-running conflict between Ethiopia and neighboring Eritrea. This cash transfer program was vetted by Uganda’s Cabinet of ministers, but the National Bureau for NGOs, under the Ministry of Internal Affairs, in September announced it was opening an investigation. The bureau questioned GiveDirectly about its registration and approvals, the source of the $10 million, and the potential impacts of a cash transfer program, including whether it might lead to laziness, according to Joe Huston, managing director at the organization.

Source: Ethiopian News November 05, 2020 22:07 UTC