DIAKITÉ, Ansoumane DoutyAnsoumane DoutyDIAKITÉ26/12/202426/12/2024202420242024https://dspace.usj.edu.mo/handle/123456789/6309Traditional and (re)-emerging donors have been the subject of considerable debate in the current aid system. Both concepts have been ambiguously defined in the literature (Ling 2014; Kragelund 2010). This paper aims to participate in the discussion regarding the similarities and differences between these two categories of donors, specifically focusing on the variations in the forms of aid delivered to recipient countries. For this study, China and France were selected as case studies, focused on their aid policies in Guinea. China is considered a (re)- emerging donor, whereas France is categorized as a traditional donor. As a result of the study, significant similarities were found in the forms of aid provided by both donors (China and France), as well as similar criteria for allocating their grants and loans. However, differences exist in terms of the beneficiaries of their loans—whether it pertains to China’s interest-free loans or France’s concessional loans.Aidtraditional donoremerging donorspoverty reductionGuineatext::journal::journal article