Founded in 1994, The Africa Program's mission is to promote business, educational, and technological relations between Africa and the State of Texas.

Africa represents the world’s new economic frontier — a vast, populous region of unlimited possibilities. As the second largest continent, Africa has enormous undeveloped natural resources and a growing consumer market of over 800 million people. Since education is the key to realizing the human resource potential that is essential for Africa’s overall development, the Program emphasizes educational linkages between Africa and Texas. Given expanding business opportunities in Texas and the efforts of many of its businesses to internationalize or expand their overseas operations, the Program seeks to play a key role in facilitating ties between Texas businesses and Africa.

The Africa Program at UT Arlington offers students the opportunity to study abroad, hear from some of Africa's top civic and political leaders, and participate in a wide variety of events designed to raise awareness of the issues central to Africa's future.