US, Aug. 22 -- A major academic review of tourism investment in Sub-Saharan Africa raises an uncomfortable question: Why does a continent possessing some of the world's greatest wildlife, landscapes, beaches and cultural heritage continue to attract such a small share of global tourism investment? But there is another question eTurboNews believes now needs to be asked.

Has Africa changed faster than the research examining it?

The systematic review synthesized 124 academic studies and 53 grey-literature documents published between 2000 and 2024. It identified six recurring barriers to tourism investment: land-tenure insecurity, restrictive visa policies, infrastructure deficits, corruption, profit repatriation, and licensing burdens.

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