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African Nations Debate League

A recurring invitational for African national teams.

5 editions, 2021 to 20255 of them with results

Next edition not announced yet

From 5 tabs, newest African Nations DL 2025.

How many points to break?

21points, the middle of
the last 3 editions

In the middle figureOlder, not counted

Safe points at the last 3 editions with a figure: 21, 20, 24, newest first. The last team in averaged 79.8 speaks in 2025.

Every year

What will they set?

Out of 53 past motions with a topic, from 5 editions.

Practise Social & Identity motions

How many teams, and how many break?

5of 21 teams broke
in 2025

What gets set here

Motions with a topic, from all 5 editions with results. Pick a year to see that edition alone.

53 categorised motions across all editions.

  • Social & Identity26%14 of 53
  • Politics13%7 of 53
  • Economics11%6 of 53
  • International Relations11%6 of 53
  • Comedy & Novelty4 of 53 motions
  • Sport3 of 53 motions

Grand final motions

  1. 2025This House Supports the US Democratic Party adopting a resistance-first strategy towards the Trump administration.Politics
  2. 2024THO the Popular narrative "As a man thinketh, so he is is"Social & Identity
  3. 2022For marginalized and oppressed groups in society, THS external attribution as a dominant technique of character building as opposed to internal attributionSocial & Identity
  4. 2021In instances of gendered crimes such as sexual assault, harrassment and rape, THW reverse the onus of proof and require the defendant to prove their innocence.Law & Crime

The open grand final of each edition, where the tab names it.

Every edition

The points that were safe, the last team in and how many broke. Open an edition for its motions and top speakers.

EditionSafe on (points)Last team in (speaks)Teams broke
2025African Nations DL 2025Sat 25 Oct 20252179.85 of 21
2024African Nations DL 2024Sat 7 Sep 2024not recorded79.64 of 16
2023African Nations DL 202320232080.34 of 16
2022African Nations DL 202220222478.64 of 16
2021African Nations DL 202120211879.14 of 18

How speakers score here

average speaker score, 5 editions
78.5
where most speakers land
77.4 to 79.6

What finishing high has taken

  • Top speaker80.4
  • 10th speaker79.3
  • 20th speaker78.6

Median speaker average at each finishing spot, 5 editions.

Records and top speakers

Top speakers in this series

  1. 1Erasmus S.2 editions81.3
  2. 2🇷🇼 Smart I.4 editions81.0
  3. 3🇿🇼 Menzimuhle N.3 editions80.9
  4. 4Andrews T.2 editions80.9
  5. 5Peace J.80.8
  6. 6Jonathan A.2 editions80.6
  7. 7🇰🇪 Becky A.2 editions80.5
  8. 8Archimedes D.80.5
  9. 9Prosper M.80.4
  10. 10Eziel J.80.4
  11. 11Oyisa K.80.3
  12. 12Super N.2 editions80.3
  13. 13Opeyemi G.80.3
  14. 14🇿🇼 Providence N.2 editions80.2
  15. 15James O.80.2

Best speaker average at any one edition.

Records

  • Best speaker averageAndrews T., 202380.9
  • Biggest field202521 teams
  • Strongest fieldPremier2022

Field strength by year

  • 2021Above Average
  • 2022Premier
  • 2023Premier
  • 2024Premier
  • 2025Premier

Older editions predate much of the rating data we hold, so early years can read lower than they were.