Julie Owono is the head of the Africa Desk at Internet Sans Frontières (Internet Without Borders), where she focuses on Rights and Freedoms in the digital space, and develops the organization globally.

She regularly writes columns for various publications, including Al Jazeera English and Quartz, on issues related to politics, law and innovation in the Gulf of Guinea. She often appears as a Gulf of Guinea expert on International TV channels (France 24 English, BBC World, Russia Today, Huff Post Live, etc).

Julie Owono studied at the Paris Bar School, and holds a Master degree in International Law from the Sorbonne Law School. In another life, she worked at the International Organization for Migration in the Lao PDR.