Esperant Mwishamali Lukobo holds a Master's degree in Criminology from the University of Lubumbashi as well as a diploma in Philosophy and Human Sciences. As an independent researcher, his field of research is the mining sector in general, with a particular emphasis on the (nodal) governance of the artisanal copper and cobalt mining sector as well as issues of Corporate Social Responsibility, particularly in the provinces of Haut Katanga and Lualaba in the Democratic Republic of Congo. He is also interested in the governance of non-governmental organizations operating in the mining sector. As such, he was involved in workshops organized for Congolese civil society actors, in particular with the NGO Ressources Matters. He has collaborated and continues to collaborate withseveral universities in the context of research, in particular with the University of Antwerp and the University of Lubumbashi on the Driving Change Project: Putting small producers in the drivers' seat of ethical mineral supply chain regulation. He is the author of the article “Nodal governance in the context of institutional conflict in the artisanal mining sector in Haut-Katanga province” published in Conjonctures de l’Afrique Centrale 2023. He has also published articles notably “African values threatened by changes” in Konrad Czernichowski, Jarosław Różański OMI (red.), Afryka – bogactwo możliwości i współpracy, t. 2, Pelplin: Wydawnictwo Bernardinum 2022; and “Cobalt Red: a regressive, deeply flawed account of Congo’s mining industry”, in collaboration with Sarah Katz-Lavigne (https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/, Open Democracy – July 3, 2023).