Our report covers the 54 countries in Africa, comprising North Africa (Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya and Egypt), sub-Saharan Africa and the Indian Ocean islands (Seychelles, Mauritius, Comoros and Madagascar), and provides consistent, reliable and comparable data on the development pipeline activity of the hotel chains who are operating in Africa, and those who are seeking to enter the continent for the first time. This report has been compiled using the data on signed deals in early 2023 from 45 regional (African) and international hotel chains. To be included in this report, Africa-based chains need to operate in (or are planning on expanding into) more than one country on the continent, and the international hotel chains in more than one country globally.