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Africa Intervarsity Debating Championship 2026

Feb 28, 2026 · Online · BP · Online

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The field

Above Average

A competitive tournament. Good preparation ground for larger events.

79 teams (This edition)

Motions

Africa IV Debating Championship 2026 (2026)7 motions
  • Round 1When preaching to underprivileged communities, This house believes that religious preachers should abandon the concept of "God's Plan"
  • Round 2This house prefers a minimal state to a modern welfare state
  • Round 3This House Would allow large African private equity firms to assume controlling stakes in the governance and redevelopment of economically distressed African cities.
  • Round 4This house supports the decline of the family comes first narrative.
  • Round 5This house supports the rise of exceptionalist over realist black art
  • SemifinalsThis house prefers a world with strong norms based around Traditional JWT to one with strong norms based on Revisionist JWT
  • Grand FinalTH predicts that there will be an AI winter within the next 10 years.

What gets set here

Religion14%
Politics14%
Economics14%
Social & Identity14%
Arts & Culture14%
Philosophy14%

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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.

  • Religion · 14% of motions hereno rounds on record yet
  • Politics · 14% of motions hereno rounds on record yet
  • Economics · 14% of motions hereno rounds on record yet
  • Social & Identity · 14% of motions hereno rounds on record yet
  • Arts & Culture · 14% of motions hereno rounds on record yet
  • Philosophy · 14% of motions hereno rounds on record yet

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Breaking here

10% of teams break

Teams usually guarantee their break on 10 points.

Break on speaks? Average at least 78.6.

Last edition: 8 of 79 teams broke.

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How scoring works here

76.9 avg speaker score

Most speakers land between 74.1 and 79.7.

This is 1.3 points above tournaments of similar calibre.

What finishing high has taken:

Top speaker pace 81.6

Top-10 pace 79.6

Top-20 pace 78.8

Median average speaks at each finishing spot, across 1 edition.

Comparable: Meta Open 2026 (74.8), Malaysia IV 2026 (76.3)

Top speeches

The highest individual speaker scores recorded at this tournament.

DebaterSpeechMotionScore
OyisaOWWhen preaching to underprivileged communities, This house believes that religious preachers should abandon the concept of "God's Plan"85
Serg M.DLOWhen preaching to underprivileged communities, This house believes that religious preachers should abandon the concept of "God's Plan"84
SinoMOWhen preaching to underprivileged communities, This house believes that religious preachers should abandon the concept of "God's Plan"84
Ezeri G.LOThis House Would allow large African private equity firms to assume controlling stakes in the governance and redevelopment of economically distressed African cities.84
OyisaGWThis house supports the decline of the family comes first narrative.82
Offiah K.DPMThis house supports the decline of the family comes first narrative.82
SinoMGThis house supports the decline of the family comes first narrative.82
A. G.MGThis House Would allow large African private equity firms to assume controlling stakes in the governance and redevelopment of economically distressed African cities.82
Adeyemi S.LOWhen preaching to underprivileged communities, This house believes that religious preachers should abandon the concept of "God's Plan"82
Alexandra A.OWThis House Would allow large African private equity firms to assume controlling stakes in the governance and redevelopment of economically distressed African cities.82
Apili E.MGThis house supports the decline of the family comes first narrative.82
Adeyemi S.DLOThis house supports the rise of exceptionalist over realist black art82

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