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Africa Top UDC 2025

2025-06-01 · BP

Part of the Africa Top Universities Debating Championship series →

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The field

Premier

One of the strongest fields in the circuit. Multiple nationally-ranked teams attend.

17 teams (This edition), 16 teams (2024), 16 teams (2023), 16 teams (2022)

Motions from this series

Africa Top UDC 2025 (2025)11 motions
  • Round 1ATHP a world in which newly independent nations had decentralised colonial religions.
  • Round 1BTHP a world in which newly independent nations had decentralised colonial religions.
  • Round 2ATHBT women from privileged backgrounds should reject benefits from affirmative action programmes.
  • Round 2BTHBT women from privileged backgrounds should reject benefits from affirmative action programmes.
  • Round 3ATHO the release of these arrest warrants by the ICC
  • Round 3BTHO the release of these arrest warrants by the ICC
  • Round 4ATHBT South Africa Should Cut ties with the United States of America.
  • Round 4BTHBT South Africa Should Cut ties with the United States of America.
  • Round 5ATHP a world where there's a single homogenous identity (no conception of race, gender, religion , sexuality )
  • Round 5BTHP a world where there's a single homogenous identity (no conception of race, gender, religion , sexuality )
  • Grand FinalTHO new optimism
Africa Top UDC 2024 (2024)10 motions
  • Round 1ATHS the narrative that all failed relationships are learning experiences
  • Round 1BTHS the narrative that all failed relationships are learning experiences.
  • Round 2AIn Criminal lawsuits against politicians on the grounds of corruption, THW reduce the burden proof to reach a conviction to a "balance of probabilities" rather than "beyond all reasonable doubt"
  • Round 3ATHS the decision by Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger to pull out of ECOWAS.
  • Round 3BTHS the decision by Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger to pull out of ECOWAS.
  • Round 4ATH opposes the general approach of companies to grow by massively sacrificing short-term profitability with the hope of gaining a large portion of the market* *e.g. the original business model of companies such as Uber or Amazon
  • Round 4BTH opposes the general approach of companies to grow by massively sacrificing short-term profitability with the hope of gaining a large portion of the market* *e.g. the original business model of companies such as Uber or Amazon
  • Round 5ATHBT the scientist has a moral obligation to hide the lithium reservoir from the rest of the world.
  • Round 5BTHBT the scientist has a moral obligation to hide the lithium reservoir from the rest of the world.
  • Grand FinalTHW stop going green.
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

International Relations22%
Economics20%
Social & Identity17%
Law & Crime7%
Environment7%
History5%

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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.

  • International Relations · 22% of motions hereno rounds on record yet
  • Economics · 20% of motions hereno rounds on record yet
  • Social & Identity · 17% of motions hereno rounds on record yet
  • Law & Crime · 7% of motions hereno rounds on record yet
  • Environment · 7% of motions hereno rounds on record yet
  • History · 5% of motions hereno rounds on record yet

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Breaking here

25% of teams break

Teams usually guarantee their break on 20 points.

Break on speaks? Average at least 79.0.

Last edition: 4 of 17 teams broke.

  • 202224 pts · 79.2 speaks4/16
  • 202318 pts · 78.0 speaks4/16
  • 202420 pts · 79.3 speaks4/16
  • 202519 pts · 79.3 speaks4/17
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How scoring works here

78.0 avg speaker score

Most speakers land between 77.0 and 79.0.

This is 1.4 points above tournaments of similar calibre.

What finishing high has taken:

Top speaker pace 80.1

Top-10 pace 78.5

Top-20 pace 77.7

Median average speaks at each finishing spot, across 4 editions.

Comparable: Warwick Pre-EUDC 2025 (76.6), GME Pra-KDMI 2025 (76.0)

Top speeches

The highest individual speaker scores recorded at this tournament.

DebaterSpeechMotionScore
Serg M.PMTHBT women from privileged backgrounds should reject benefits from affirmative action programmes.84
Austin K.DPMTHBT women from privileged backgrounds should reject benefits from affirmative action programmes.83
Serg M.LOTHP a world in which newly independent nations had decentralised colonial religions.83
Nathaniel D.LOTHBT women from privileged backgrounds should reject benefits from affirmative action programmes.82
Serg M.LOTHP a world in which newly independent nations had decentralised colonial religions.82
Motlatsi M.DLOTHBT women from privileged backgrounds should reject benefits from affirmative action programmes.82
Serg M.MOTHO the release of these arrest warrants by the ICC82
Jane B.GWTHBT women from privileged backgrounds should reject benefits from affirmative action programmes.81
Serg M.MOTHO the release of these arrest warrants by the ICC81
Haneef S.MOTHP a world in which newly independent nations had decentralised colonial religions.81
Cheyenne P.MOTHP a world in which newly independent nations had decentralised colonial religions.81
Banqobi X.MGTHP a world where there's a single homogenous identity (no conception of race, gender, religion , sexuality )81

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