Wildlife and communities bear the cost as Simandou rail corridor advances across Guinea

Wildlife and communities bear the cost as Simandou rail corridor advances across Guinea

BOMBIA, Guinea — As day breaks over the green hills around the town of Bombia, the raucous cries of chimpanzees echo through the forests of the Kankouyah mountain range. Recently, the sounds of the wild have been mingled with the distant growling of bulldozers. The air, once laden with the aromatic scent of damp leaves and wood, is now thick with dust and diesel fumes. A few kilometers south of the village, a ribbon of red earth cuts through the…