Viviane Ogou
Viviane Ogou is the founder and President of La Puerta de Africa, an organization that seeks to promote youth empowerment, research and outreach around the African continent. Researcher and award-winning emergent civil society leader, she holds a degree in International Relations and a Master’s degree in International Security from the IBEI. She contributes to the blog África Vive from the Consortium Casa África, and has been Youth Delegate to the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of the Council of Europe. She has also been spokesperson for the Madrid delegation together with Equipo Europa and the European Parliament. In collaboration with Casa África, she coordinates the Ayoka Felloship initiative. She has given more than 40 keynotes on African affairs, international security, and human rights.