Is the west losing its opportunity in africa to china?

In light of substantial Chinese aid, without the traditional ideological strings that come with Western aid, do Western powers stand to be marginalized in the new rush to exploit wealth in Africa as it's major cities advance into the 21st century?

Or stated a different way, now that African nations have options in West and East, what would compel them to stay within the Western sphere of influence?...

Is the west losing its opportunity in africa to china?