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)
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)
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)
Lubumbashi is also home to the Chemaf copper and cobalt processing plant. The plant is Indian-owned. (John Lehmann/The Globe and Mail)
Chemaf has been the subject of much criticism from the Congolese who live near its factories. (John Lehmann/The Globe and Mail)
Chemaf has operated in the Democratic Republic of the Congo for 10 years. (John Lehmann/The Globe and Mail)
Many Congolese living near Chemaf’s main factory report pollution from sulphuric acid and dust. (John Lehmann/The Globe and Mail)
The factory does employ many locals. (John Lehmann/John Lehmann/Globe and Mail)
The chief of security works at the Chemaf copper and cobalt processing plant in Lubumbashi. (John Lehmann/The Globe and Mail)
A worker loads a truck at the Chemaf factory. (John Lehmann/The Globe and Mail)
A Chemaf truck is seen through a window covered in dust at the factory. (John Lehmann/The Globe and Mail)
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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