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Africa Top Universities Debating Championships 2026
Apr 10, 2026 · BP
Part of the Africa Top Universities Debating Championship series →
Motions from this series
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.
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 Relations17%
Economics15%
Social & Identity13%
Law & Crime6%
Environment6%
History4%
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24% of teams break
Teams usually guarantee their break on 21 points.
Break on speaks? Average at least 79.1.
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
- 202624 pts · 79.6 speaks4/17
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