African states export raw materials and cash crops to the developed countries while their own resources are consumed day by day. They also face another challenge; depletion of arable lands and desertification.

Although it is regarded as very far from Turkey, any problem that occurs in Africa began to have impact on us too, such as famine, civil war, immigration and unemployment. This is a natural consequence of the globalization, and it is no longer possible for Turkey not to be affected by such undesirable developments.

The absence of specialized people in political, economic, military, health, environmental and socio-cultural areas as well as the lack of projects for strategic researches and analyses have been the major reasons for Turkey's negligence of Africa and for being apathetic towards the continent.   

Beside the countries that have special interest in Africa, Turkey also needed an institution that will reach the accurate information about the continent in the shortest time, comprehend the information, make the required evaluations after right analyses, draw helpful conclusions out of these processes and make proposals.