U.S, Dec. 23 -- Hilton has accelerated its Africa expansion with new DoubleTree by Hilton signings in Morocco, Togo, and the Republic of Congo, highlighting intensifying competition among global hotel groups for strategic African markets and pushing Hilton's continental development pipeline beyond 100 hotels.

The latest agreements span North, West, and Central Africa, reflecting a deliberate growth strategy focused on airport locations, capital-city corridors, and proven leisure destinations. Among the most significant is DoubleTree by Hilton Lome Airport, a 165-room hotel developed in partnership with Sodexh SA, which will mark Hilton's debut in Togo and become the country's first internationally branded airport hotel.

Airport hotels a...