Africa Top Universities Debating Championships 2026

Apr 10, 2026 · BP

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

17 teams (This edition), 17 teams (2025), 16 teams (2024), 16 teams (2023), 16 teams (2022)

Africa Top Universities Debating Championships 2026 (2026)11 motions

Round 1AThis House as Eloise Bridgerton will choose security over love.
Round 1AThis House as Eloise Bridgerton will choose security over love.
Round 2AThis House regrets the Professionalization of Competitive Debate.
Round 2AThis House regrets the Professionalization of Competitive Debate.
Round 3AThis House, as the United Kingdom, would return to the European Union.
Round 3AThis House, as the United Kingdom, would return to the European Union.
Round 4AThis House regrets the admission of Iran into the BRICS alliance.
Round 4AThis House regrets the admission of Iran into the BRICS alliance.
Round 5AThis House predicts that the Feminist Movement would be rebranded as Egalitarianism (an equal-rights-for-all movement), in the next ten years.
Round 5AThis House predicts that the Feminist Movement would be rebranded as Egalitarianism (an equal-rights-for-all movement), in the next ten years.
Grand FinalAssuming feasibility, This House would Pay Reparations and Aid Directly to African Citizens Rather Than their respective Governments.

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T-7Read the roomGo through this page once so nothing on the day surprises you.
T-6Work through "Weighing arguments"Foundations for Philosophy motions, the biggest slice of what gets set here.Open the lesson ›
T-6Work through "Generating arguments"Foundations for Social & Identity motions, the biggest slice of what gets set here.Open the lesson ›
T-5Prep sprint: one Philosophy motion, 15 minutes, full caseMechanism, actors, weighing. Time it like the real thing.Pull a motion ›
T-4Case-prep past motions this tournament actually setStart with: This House as Eloise Bridgerton will choose security over love.Motion archive below ›
T-3One practice round with a partner or clubmateAsk for a Philosophy motion and your weaker bench.
T-2Second sprint: Social & IdentityPull a motion ›
T-1Light review and logisticsReread the numbers above, check the schedule, sleep. No new material the night before.

24% of teams break

Teams usually guarantee their break on 24 points.

Break on speaks? Average at least 79.6.

Last edition: 4 of 17 teams broke.

~??% estimated break chance

??.?–??.? estimated speaker score

78.8 avg speaker score

Most speakers land between 77.8 and 79.8.

This is 2.2 points above tournaments of similar calibre.

What finishing high has taken:

Top speaker pace 80.9

Top-10 pace 79.3

Top-20 pace 78.5

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

Comparable: St Andrews Pre-EUDC Part 1 (77.2), UCLA IV 2025 (76.7)

The highest individual speaker scores recorded at this tournament.

Debater	Speech	Motion	Score
Omolemo M.	MO	—	82
Andrew K.	PM	—	82
Offiah K.	DLO	—	82
Dean F.	PM	—	82
🇷🇼 Israel S.	MO	—	82
Dean F.	OW	This House regrets the Professionalization of Competitive Debate.	82
Offiah K.	MG	This House, as the United Kingdom, would return to the European Union.	82
Serg M.	OW	—	82
🇷🇼 Israel S.	DPM	This House as Eloise Bridgerton will choose security over love.	82
Dean F.	PM	This House predicts that the Feminist Movement would be rebranded as Egalitarianism (an equal-rights-for-all movement), in the next ten years.	82
Omolemo M.	MG	—	82
Israel A.	DLO	—	82

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