Thomas is an independent researcher and consultant. He is currently based in France, after working on a long-term basis in Uganda on various environmental topics, where he lived for 5 years. Passionate about environmental affairs and human rights issues, he has mainly investigated the exploitation of natural resources (mining, oil and gas) in West, Central and East Africa. He has primarily conducted his research in an academic context or on behalf of NGOs, sometimes in connection with the media. He has also worked on issues of tax evasion, defense secrecy in France, and military cooperation.