Why has tourism been limited in the Central African Republic?

Tourism in the Central African Republic has been significantly limited by several persistent factors:

• Civil Unrest and Violence: Ongoing political instability, military coups, and cycles of sectarian violence—particularly since the late 1990s—have created an environment of insecurity that discourages travel.123
• Inadequate Infrastructure: The country suffers from a poor transportation system, which makes travel difficult and increases the cost of imports.13
• Limited Service Capacity: The tourism sector is further hindered by the limited capacity and poor quality of hotel services in the capital, Bangui.3

Currently, the limited tourism activity that does exist is largely restricted to exclusive, foreign-managed tours of big-game reserves in the far north and the occasional passage of trans-African expeditions.3