I think that the Chinese will find out that tribal-feudalism and draconian communism don’t mix so well. The Africans will protect their home turf to the exclusion of foreign interlopers. The Chinese will be a means to the end for them.
China is all over the place in Africa, especially in the hot beds of conflict. Africa provides cheaper labor than the Chinese and also has very few regulations in place for food and products. China is also on the security council so they can back up if they chose to do so for any of the African despots