The Centre for African Studies at the University of La Laguna was founded in the early 1990s, although it was relaunched in the mid-2000s. Its objective is to raise awareness, through research and dissemination, of the African continent in all its social, economic, environmental, cultural and scientific facets, while acting as a bridge between the Canary Islands and the peoples of Africa, promoting solidarity, cultural exchange, cooperation, the mitigation of socioeconomic inequalities and the fight against climate change.

Among the lines of work of the CEA-ULL are the organization throughout the year of conferences, seminars and meetings on different aspects of the African reality, the University of La Laguna-Africa cooperation, the mobility of students and professors from African universities and the University of La Laguna, training and research in African studies, as well as serving as a meeting place for members of the university community and civil society interested in the better knowledge and dissemination of Africa.