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Isn't this just bribing local governments so they can continue to exploit and export Africa's natural resources?
Not if the aid actually helps them develop economic independence so they're not beholden to western finance.
In the meantime, Chinese companies are continuing to illegally mine in Africa
https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/ghana-court-jails-chinese-national-over-illegal-gold-mining-2023-12-04/
https://news.mongabay.com/2022/05/chinese-companies-linked-to-illegal-logging-and-mining-in-northern-drc/
You may find the historical material realities of Ghana and Burkina Faso are drastically different as are their relationships with the “international rules based order” that determines legality and legitimacy in the eyes of the West.
"wait, africa isnt a country?"