What’s driving this intensifying interest is the recognition in China that the economic landscape in Africa has fundamentally changed. Over the past decade and a half, much of Africa has enjoyed uninterrupted growth. Even during the global economic crisis, Africa proved remarkably resilient, confounding the fears of African policymakers and the international donor community, alike. Chinese investors have been far quicker than their counterparts in developed nations to acknowledge — and benefit from — this economic out performance.