Starwood Hotels & Resorts is reinforcing its position on the African market, via its Sheraton brand. The group announced the opening of three new establishments on the continent by 2017: the Sheraton Conakry Hotel in Guinea in 2015, the Sheraton Juba Hotel in South Sudan in 2015, and the Sheraton Nouakchott Hotel in Mauritania in 2017.The hotel group wishes to continue development on the continent during the coming years, with 15 additional openings, for more than 5,000 rooms, thus growing the portfolio by 30%.Currently, Starwood Hotels & Resorts operates a network of 37 hotels in Africa, across 15 different countries, representing more than 10,000 rooms.