The celebration of the official Egyptian Presidency of the African Union (AU) has been launched from Aswan, the African Youth Capital for 2019, which was part of the Arab and African Youth Forum, which is hosted by Aswan from 16-18 March 2019.

The Forum is being held under the patronage of President Abdel Fattah Al Sisi, President of the Arab Republic of Egypt, which is one of the platforms of the World Youth Forum (WYF Platforms), that focuses on giving young Egyptians and young people the opportunity to develop and support their different ideas in all fields.

The agenda of the forum revolves around a number of issues and topics related to the issues and challenges of the Arab region and the African continent, especially in the light of the Egyptian presidency of the 2019 African Union.

The forms of events during the Forum have been varied between discussion sessions, workshops and round tables of youth leaders and decision makers in an open dialogue regarding the most important concerns for young people in the Arab and African world.