FACTBOX - China's relations with Africa

(Reuters) - Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao heads to Egypt this week to attend the second Africa-China summit.

Here are some facts about ties between China and Africa:

TRADE AND INVESTMENT

Trade between China and Africa has jumped in the past decade, driven by China's resource needs and growing African demand for cheap Chinese-made products. In 2008, total trade was $106.8 billion, up 45.1 percent on 2007. In 2000, trade was only $10.5 billion.

China's imports from Africa were $56 billion in 2008, and its exports to African states, including both sub-Saharan and North Africa, were $50.8 billion.

China's imports from Africa are dominated by oil and mineral shipments from a handful of countries: Angola, Sudan, Nigeria, Zambia, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and its smaller neighbour, the Republic of the Congo.

DEVELOPING TIES