The Diaspora Salon

Marrakech, Morocco
February 8 – 11, 2026

A yearly rendezvous celebrating diverse cultural and entrepreneurial initiatives by trailblazers of African ancestry.

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An event by us, about us, and for everyone.

Become part of a collective transcending borders by connecting generations of creatives, entrepreneurs, students and thought leaders. Discover opportunities to develop wealth and projects together, building a new proximity between our communities.

A platform

for visionaries

Through the Diaspora Salon, a global community fosters networking and collaborative opportunities for the diaspora to build.

3 Core Themes

Where Black knowledge, creativity, and global vision converge to unlock opportunity, forge connection, and move a collective future forward.

1

Blackness as a Global Inheritance

2

The Wealth of Our Identities

3

Creativity, Technologies and Business

Hosted at Jnane Tamsna

The 4-day event will be hosted at Jnane Tamsna, the farm-to-table boutique hotel known for its retreats featuring Nobel, Booker, and Pulitzer Prize winners.

Owned by Meryanne Loum-Martin, Morocco’s first Black female hotelier, the estate hosts moveable feasts unfolding across the ten-acre property.

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A Quote From Our Founder

“Being half Senegalese, half Caribbean, and born in Ivory Coast, I have lived, traveled and worked at the confluence of many Diaspora cultures. In United States, Brazil, France, or England, I witnessed silos among our diverse cultures. Colonialism and slavery divided us to conquer, but our cultures have a common origin. It is our dream today to create a space where we bridge the divisions and distances imposed on us.

Let’s celebrate together, in the motherland, the many expressions of a singular strength: Black Culture.”

— Meryanne Loum-Martin, Founder

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