The season began on 1 October 2009 with the Grand Prix Chantal Biya and ended on 21 May 2010 with the Tour of Eritrea.

The points leader, based on the cumulative results of previous races, wears the UCI Africa Tour cycling jersey.

Dan Craven of Namibia was the defending champion of the 2008–09 UCI Africa Tour.

Abdelatif Saadoune of Morocco was crowned as the 2009–10 UCI Africa Tour champion.

The quality and complexity of a race also determines how many points are awarded to the top finishers, the higher the UCI rating of a race, the more points are awarded.