Do Germany passport holders need a visa to visit CF?

German ordinary passport holders need a visa before traveling to the Central African Republic. The reliable channel is a tourist visa from the CAR embassy responsible for Germany (located in Paris); a tourist eVisa portal also exists but is not consistently confirmed as operational, so apply via the embassy. A yellow fever vaccination certificate is mandatory. A German (DE) ordinary passport holder is NOT visa-exempt for the Central African Republic (CF). The German Federal Foreign Office (Auswaertiges Amt) confirms that German citizens require a visa that must be obtained before entry from the competent CAR embassy, which for Germany is the embassy in Paris (there is no CAR embassy in Germany, and no German embassy in Bangui). CAR is in Central Africa, not the Schengen area, so the Schengen 90/180 rule and ETIAS do not apply. An online tourist eVisa exists (evisa-centrafrique.com, operated by DigitalGate SARL) and is marketed for tourist trips, but sources conflict on whether it is fully and reliably operational, and several note CAR does not offer visa-on-arrival. Being conservative, the verdict is visa-required via embassy/consulate, with the eVisa as a possible alternative for tourism that should be cross-checked before relying on it. A standard single-entry tourist visa is generally valid up to 90 days with a stay up to 30-90 days; embassy fees are roughly USD 80-160 depending on type, while agency/third-party processing can cost considerably more. A valid yellow fever vaccination certificate is required for all travelers over 9-12 months of age. Germany also currently warns against travel to CAR for security reasons.