The fifty-third session of the Conference of African Ministers of Finance, Planning and Economic Development will be held from 17-23 March 2021 on the theme: Africa’s sustainable industrialisation and diversification in the digital era in the context of Covid-19. In order to adhere to the constraints imposed by the COVID-19 pandemic, in-person participation will be restricted to Speakers, African Ambassadors based in Addis Ababa and Bureau of Conference members at the ministerial level.