Eric Lubangu Muamba is a Lecturer (Chef de Travaux) at the Faculty of Economics and Management, Université de Lubumbashi, Democratic Republic of Congo, where he is also a PhD Candidate. He is an AEGT Doctoral Researcher at York University, Toronto (Canada), and serves as Deputy Executive Secretary in the Rector's Office of the Université de Lubumbashi. Author of several books and scientific publications, his research focuses on industrial policy, global value chains, governance, economic upgrading, critical minerals, and the battery and electric vehicle value chain in Africa, with particular emphasis on the Katanga Copperbelt in the DRC.