the west has severely exploited african countries economically and politically, thats no secret. it was economic imperialism wrapped in diplomacy and philanthropy. when the west got africa deep in debt the consequence was western nations started dictating the public policy of the african nations. after that it was a wrap, and these african countries essentially became "colonies" of the western powers.
china is a little more subtle with their approach... a little more into development, infrastructure, training local workers, etc., but that's only so they can bleed africa slow. thats the biggest mistake the west made in their imperialistic conquests of africa-- they destroyed the social fabric so much with their economic conquests that they almost killed the golden goose. china is way more disciplined with their approach and are obviously in it for the long term exploitation.
but ultimately african countries need to start producing their own goods and increase trade internally amongst each other, it's really as simple as that.
on some *get me the fukk outta here* type swagger. Yes, this is you. You really need to gain a better understanding of human nature. Right now one offers death and the other offers a chance at infrastructure and education at the cost of some resources. Through education more africans can begin starting businesses in Africa and hopefully put these resources to work but right now, they dont have enough capital to get these things accomplished so they sell what they have, TO GET IT 
So grown, yet so naive.
