![Malcoal mine in Kayelekera.](/sites/default/files/multimedia_images_2016/2016-09-africa-malawi-photo-04.jpg)
Malcoal mine in Kayelekera. The open-pit coal mine is among the four largest coal mines in the country and is located on the back of a mountain, close to a river. Malcoal was reported to have closed down operations at the end of 2015, but the mine was still operational as of July 2016.
© 2016 Lauren Clifford-Holmes for Human Rights Watch