The arbitration committee of the African forum for youth initiatives discussed 31 African initiatives during the events of the forum, which is organized by the Ministry of Youth and Sports under the slogan "the Initiators", from 1st to 7th of March in Aswan, in the context of the declaration of president Abdel Fattah El-Sisi, that Aswan is the 2019 African youth Capital.

 The arbitration committee includes Dr. Karima Ghanem, President of the International Center for Diplomacy in Morocco, Fadimatou Iyawa, President of the National Youth Council in Cameroon and Dr. Mohamed Abdel Dayem, Lecturer of Cultural Development at Cairo University.

The initiatives presented by the participating countries included topics related to astronomy, community building, educational methods, protection of the seas and oceans against pollution, environmental protection, raising the awareness of the dangers of climate change, encouraging tree planting, desertification and environmental degradation, as well as reinforcing the values of responsibility, solidarity and respect for dignity and human rights, gender equality and enhancing women's awareness.

The initiatives discussed ways of supporting young people, spreading the culture of self-employment and reinforcing the volunteerism culture among African youth also using technology to achieve sustainable development of the continent, as well as the problems of youth and ways to create job opportunities for them, encouraging education and ways to provide housing and money for future students and entrepreneurship for young people.

 The Forum was participated by youth from several countries such as: Sierra Leone, Burundi, Central African Republic, Chad, Liberia, Djibouti, Malawi, Kenya, Uganda, Zambia, Morocco, Guinea Conakry, Ghana, Congo, Ethiopia, Tanzania, Cameroon, Namibia, Somalia, Sudan, Nigeria and Egypt.