Mariam Sy Diawara

Mariam Sy Diawara is an Ivorian businesswoman specializing in communication and advertising, as well as a philanthropist.

[2] Diawara is the founder and president of the House of Africa Mandingo, an organization based in Montreal, with a presence in Burkina Faso, Ivory Coast, Mali and the United States.

She founded media agencies, and worked in consulting, publications, events, and tourism in West Africa.

She created the International Exhibition of leisure and tourism Abidjan (SITLA) held for the first time in November 1998.

She founded Young Universe, the first youth newspaper in Cöte d'Ivoire and supported the creation of the Association of student entrepreneurs clubs from Ivory Coast in 2000.