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Investment in Africa from BRIC nations is bringing luxury homes, retail shops and resource development to the continent's copper belt

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Mark Crandon of Russia’s Renaissance Partners, centre, is standing with local employes Albert Mukomba, directeur general, left, and Yannick Kitambo, assistant de director, right, on the land where a large property development will be built outside Lubumbashi in the Democratic Republic of Congo.John Lehmann/The Globe and Mail

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Salome Mwape lives in the village of Kintu, which is located in the middle of the land Renaissance Partners intends to develop.John Lehmann/The Globe and Mail

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Many people of Kintu Village told the Globe’s Geoffrey York they are worried they will be evicted when the project breaks ground.John Lehmann/The Globe and Mail

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Lubumbashi is also home to the Chemaf copper and cobalt processing plant. The plant is Indian-owned.John Lehmann/The Globe and Mail

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Chemaf has been the subject of much criticism from the Congolese who live near its factories.John Lehmann/The Globe and Mail

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Chemaf has operated in the Democratic Republic of the Congo for 10 years.John Lehmann/The Globe and Mail

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Many Congolese living near Chemaf’s main factory report pollution from sulphuric acid and dust.John Lehmann/The Globe and Mail

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The factory does employ many locals.John Lehmann/The Globe and Mail

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The chief of security works at the Chemaf copper and cobalt processing plant in Lubumbashi.John Lehmann/The Globe and Mail

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A worker loads a truck at the Chemaf factory.John Lehmann/The Globe and Mail

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A Chemaf truck is seen through a window covered in dust at the factory.John Lehmann/The Globe and Mail

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Dominique Sango was burned in an acid spill when a truck from the Chemaf plant crashed into his home in Lubumbashi.John Lehmann/The Globe and Mail

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