The tournament is held in Kigali, Rwanda from 12 to 20 September 2021.

The top two teams of the tournament will qualify for the 2022 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship as the CAVB representatives.

Ranking from the previous edition was shown in brackets except the host and the teams who did not participate, which were denoted by (–).

The host country and the top 8 ranked teams were seed in the Serpentine system.

The 4 remaining teams were drawn in Kigali, Rwanda on 11 September 2021.