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Africa Top UDC 2023

2023-06-01 · Online · BP · Online

Part of the Africa Top Universities Debating Championship series →

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The field

Above Average

A competitive tournament. Good preparation ground for larger events.

16 teams (This edition), 16 teams (2022)

Motions from this series

Africa Top UDC 2023 (2023)9 motions
  • Round 1AThis House supports the implementation of geniocracy in African democracies.
  • Round 1BThis House supports the implementation of geniocracy in African democracies.
  • Round 2ATHBT the leaders of multi-national corporations should be democratically chosen by national elections
  • Round 2BTHBT the leaders of multi-national corporations should be democratically chosen by national elections
  • Round 3ATHBT parents pushing their children playing any heavy contact sport should count as child abuse
  • Round 3BTHBT parents pushing their children playing any heavy contact sport should count as child abuse
  • Round 5ATHW require all historically major polluters to open their borders to environmental refugees
  • Round 5BTHW require all historically major polluters to open their borders to environmental refugees
  • Grand FinalThis House would ban the research, production and use of moral enhancement drugs.
Africa Top UDC 2022 (2022)11 motions
  • Round 1ATHW allow parents to remove their children from specific classes at school (e.g sports, religious studies, sex education, science) on moral, religious or political grounds.
  • Round 1BTHW allow parents to remove their children from specific classes at school (e.g sports, religious studies, sex education, science) on moral, religious or political grounds.
  • Round 2A(Blind)THBT states should set maximum rent prices on residential property in large cities
  • Round 2B(Blind)THBT states should set maximum rent prices on residential property in large cities
  • Round 3ATH, as the writer, W opt for the unhappy ending in which systemic and societal injustice prevails.
  • Round 3BTH, as the writer, W opt for the unhappy ending in which systemic and societal injustice prevails.
  • Round 4A(Blind)This House would implement substantial measures to impose long-termism in corporate investment culture in Africa (e.g. minimum holding periods for shares, yearly rather than quarterly financial reporting, long-term executive compensation plans).
  • Round 4B(Blind)This House would implement substantial measures to impose long-termism in corporate investment culture in Africa (e.g. minimum holding periods for shares, yearly rather than quarterly financial reporting, long-term executive compensation plans).
  • Round 5ATHBT Western liberal democracies should finance the creation and operation of “Recovery from Religion” organisations
  • Round 5BTHBT Western liberal democracies should finance the creation and operation of “Recovery from Religion” organisations
  • Grand FinalTH Supports the creation of the East African Federation

What gets set here

Economics30%
Politics10%
Law & Crime10%
Environment10%
Education10%
Arts & Culture10%

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You vs this tournament

What gets set here, next to how you have scored on each category across your own imported rounds.

  • Economics · 30% of motions hereno rounds on record yet
  • Politics · 10% of motions hereno rounds on record yet
  • Law & Crime · 10% of motions hereno rounds on record yet
  • Environment · 10% of motions hereno rounds on record yet
  • Education · 10% of motions hereno rounds on record yet
  • Arts & Culture · 10% of motions hereno rounds on record yet

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Breaking here

25% of teams break

Teams usually guarantee their break on 21 points.

Break on speaks? Average at least 78.6.

Last edition: 4 of 16 teams broke.

  • 202224 pts · 79.2 speaks4/16
  • 202318 pts · 78.0 speaks4/16
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How scoring works here

77.7 avg speaker score

Most speakers land between 76.6 and 78.8.

This is 1.7 points above tournaments of similar calibre.

What finishing high has taken:

Top speaker pace 80.1

Top-10 pace 78.5

Top-20 pace 77.2

Median average speaks at each finishing spot, across 2 editions.

Comparable: Meta Open 2026 (74.8), Warwick Pre-EUDC 2025 (76.6)

Top speeches

The highest individual speaker scores recorded at this tournament.

DebaterSpeechMotionScore
Eziel J.MGThis House supports the implementation of geniocracy in African democracies.82
🇰🇪 Michelle A.DPMThis House supports the implementation of geniocracy in African democracies.81
Sodiq F.OWTHBT the leaders of multi-national corporations should be democratically chosen by national elections81
Eziel J.MGTHW require all historically major polluters to open their borders to environmental refugees81
Archimedes D.GWThis House supports the implementation of geniocracy in African democracies.81
🇰🇪 Alec B.PMThis House supports the implementation of geniocracy in African democracies.81
Anene E.DLOThis House supports the implementation of geniocracy in African democracies.81
Eziel J.DLOTHBT the leaders of multi-national corporations should be democratically chosen by national elections81
Ezeri G.MGTHBT parents pushing their children playing any heavy contact sport should count as child abuse81
Eziel J.MO81
Fortunate O.MO80
Kelvin D.LOThis House supports the implementation of geniocracy in African democracies.80

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