HIV/AIDS is affecting Africa’s young people and children hardest, yet they will determine the future course of the epidemic, UNICEF Regional Director Rima Salah said at the opening on Monday of a pan-African youth forum focusing on HIV/AIDS prevention and education. Hosted by the Government of Senegal, the week-long Forum aims to mobilise young, national-level activists in fighting HIV/AIDS across Africa. Forum participants include youth representatives from the seven largest youth movements across Africa, collectively called the “Big 7”. The movements are present in all 51 African countries, and reach at least 20 million young people.