Notes
1 Even though China has provided foreign aid for decades, the country is usually described as an emerging donor and a member of the BRIICS (Brazil, Russia, India, Indonesia, China and South Africa).
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4 Sarr, F. (2016). Afrotopia. Paris: Éditions Philippe Rey.