At a Glance
- Mangalis operates three brands targeting upscale, midscale, and budget travelers across Africa.
- Focused on West and Central Africa, Mangalis prioritizes urban and fast-growing secondary cities.
- Eco-friendly design and local sourcing underpin the group’s sustainable development strategy.
Senegalese business mogul Yerim Sow’s Mangalis Hotel Group is reshaping African hospitality. As the hospitality arm of Teyliom Group, Mangalis operates three hotel brands across West and Central Africa, offering upscale, midscale, and budget accommodations.
Focused on urban and fast-growing secondary cities, the group targets business travelers, diplomats, and regional tourists.
Founded in 2011, Mangalis was designed to fill Africa’s gap in professionally managed, locally branded hotels for business and leisure travelers.
Mangalis targets upscale, midscale, and budget travelers
The group retains ownership of its hotels, ensuring consistent branding, operational excellence, and long-term value creation. Mangalis Group, the hospitality management arm of Inaugure Hospitality, was founded in 2011 by successful West African conglomerate Teyliom International.
Teyliom Group Holding, founded in 2001, is a diversified investment company that manages subsidiaries such as Teyliom Properties, Teyliom Hospitality, and Teyliom Finance. Teyliom International entered the African hospitality market in 2009, when it opened the Radisson Blu Dakar. This multi- award-winning property demonstrated Teyliom’s ability to build and oversee the management of a successful hotel.
Under Teyliom Hospitality and Chain Hotels Investment, Mangalis’ three brands target specific segments: Noom Hotels for upper-upscale travelers, Seen Hotels for midscale corporate guests, and Yaas Hotels for budget-conscious urban travelers.
Expansion focused on West African cities
The group focuses on capital cities and fast-growing secondary cities with strong demand from banking, telecoms, mining, diplomacy, and regional trade.
Sustainability is central to Mangalis’ strategy, with climate-adapted designs and local sourcing to manage costs and improve eco-responsibility.
In January 2025, Dorethy Sugneda became CEO, strengthening operations, brand consistency, and the group’s expansion pipeline.
For Sow, Mangalis represents more than hotels; it’s a bet on Africa’s urban growth and intra-continental travel, building institutional-grade hospitality assets amid selective global hotel investment.
