African Development Bank meets as shrinking aid, Ebola cast long shadows

African leaders and financiers convened for the African Development Bank’s annual meeting in the Republic of Congo amid shrinking overseas development aid and an Ebola outbreak across the border. Aid from wealthy nations to poorer countries fell by nearly a quarter last year to $174.3 billion, with the U.S. leading the reductions, including cuts to the AfDB’s concessional lending arm.