‘China commits billions in help to Africa’, stated one headline within the UK’s Guardian newspaper.
It was additionally fast to be criticised by China Africa students resembling Deborah Brautigam, who identified methodological points with the info set.
However Help-Information has absorbed the criticism, refined its strategy, and continues to attempt to map out monetary flows from China to Africa.
We spoke to Brad Parks, the manager director of Help Information, a analysis middle primarily based at William and Mary school within the US.
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