Police fire tear gas at anti-government crowd in Congo's Lubumbashi

LUBUMBASHI, Democratic Republic of Congo (Reuters) - Police fired tear gas at hundreds of people armed with sticks and shovels protesting the arrest of several youth leaders in Congo's second largest city of Lubumbashi on Tuesday, a Reuters witness said.<br clear='all'/><img width='1' height='1' src='http://reuters.us.feedsportal.com/c/35217/f/654198/s/4b6375da/sc/7/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class="feedflare">
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It means that once again, Congo and other African nations might not be seen as safe places to do business. This bad image makes would-be investors shy away from the region, although business development there could be profitable, and potentially helpful for the locals as well, if said business developers did not go in with a mindset of exploitation.
 
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