Two weeks later, the BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa) announced the establishment of the New Development Bank. And, in early August, African government and business leaders gathered in Washington, DC, for a summit that could portend transformative private investment in Africa.
埃博拉的爆发让影响非洲地区的三个重要事件黯然失色。7月1日，世界银行集团实施了一项重大组织重构。两周后，金砖国家（巴西、俄罗斯、印度、中国和南非）宣布成立新开发银行。8月初，非洲政府和商界领袖齐聚华盛顿，参加推进可改变非洲的私人投资的峰会。