The season began on 6 October 2010 with the Grand Prix Chantal Biya and ended on 24 July 2011 with the Tour of Eritrea.

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

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

Adil Jelloul of Morocco was crowned as the 2010–11 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.