China's commodities drive in Africa

Chinese President Hu Jintao is on his first foreign tour of 2009, which includes four African states -- Mali, Senegal, Tanzania and Mauritius. Business is booming between China and Africa in commodities and energy. Here are some details of China's growing business in Africa: Trade between the two has jumped in the past decade, driven by China's resource needs and growing African demand for cheap Chinese-made products. In 2008, total Sino-Africa trade was $106.8 billion, up 45.1 percent on 2007.