A man washes clothes next to a mining road belonging to the La Société Minière de Boké (SMB) consortium.

A man washes clothes next to a mining road belonging to the La Société Minière de Boké (SMB) consortium. Local communities state that the construction of SMB’s mining roads blocked rivers and streams, diverting their course and reducing water levels in local wells. 

© 2018 Ricci Shryock for Human Rights Watch