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CNN infographic: Africa’s resources fuel cars, planes and computers

CNN has produced a cool, interactive graphic that shows the central role of many African nations in supplying the basic minerals or other natural resources for our laptops, cell phones, automobiles, airplanes and many other industrial products worldwide. Go to the link to see the whole thing; above is just a screen grab on cars.

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Tom Paulson

Tom Paulson is founder and lead journalist at Humanosphere. Prior to operating this online news site, he reported on science,  medicine, health policy, aid and development for the Seattle Post-Intelligencer. Contact him at tom[at]humanosphere.org or follow him on Twitter @tompaulson.