Researchers
Stéphane Lumbu Maliba is a Congolese sociologist, researcher, and consultant with more than two decades of experience in socio-economic, governance, development, and mining-related research across the Democratic Republic of Congo. A graduate in Sociology from the Université de Lubumbashi (UNILU), he began his research career at the Observatoire du Changement Urbain (OCU) and has since collaborated with numerous national and international institutions, including Ghent University, UNICEF, the World Bank, Oxford University, Columbia University, and IHFRA. His work spans impact evaluations, community development, decentralization, artisanal mining, displacement and resettlement, public health, education, and social protection. In addition to his consulting activities, he teaches at the Institut Supérieur de Commerce de Lubumbashi (ISC) and the Université Protestante de Lubumbashi.
Jean Jacques Makwanga Kaliya is a Congolese political scientist and researcher affiliated with the Université de Lubumbashi (UNILU), where he has been serving as Chef de Travaux in the Department of Political and Administrative Sciences since 2018. Holding a Master's degree and a PhD in Political and Administrative Sciences (2021), his work focuses on development policies, governance, and state-society relations in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Alongside his academic career, he has extensive experience in applied research and field-based studies, including projects on mining impacts, youth employment, informal economies, and community development conducted through the Observatoire du Changement Urbain (OCU) and the Laboratoire de Recherche pour les Sciences Économiques et Sociales (LARSEP).
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