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China is one of the fastest growing economies in the world. In 2019, statistics shows that - China’s economy grew by 6.3 %. In addition, it has now become a major development partner for countries throughout the continent, and its trade, investment, diplomatic, and political relationships with sub-Saharan African countries continue to strengthen. In 2015, foreign direct investments into Africa totalled $66.4 billion for a total of 705 projects, with infrastructure-related commercial activities like energy, building, and ICT & internet infrastructure accounting for 13% of all projects into Africa, and 44% of capital invested. This paper aimed to assess the role of China in Africa’s infrastructure development and the impact these projects have on the African continent, in order to determine their worth for informed decisions to the governments involved. For this purpose, literature was reviewed and found that, while Chinese projects largely provide job prospects and access to utilities such as electricity, water and etc, working conditions in these projects are very unfavourable with poorly administered policies. The paper proposes proper monitoring and evaluation by relevant government agencies at the sites of constructions.