Ghana Universities Debate Championship 2026

1. Round 1THR algorithmic recommendation as the dominant way people discover music, film and literature.Practise this motion
2. Round 2THW formalize Ghana's Informal SectorPractise this motion
3. Round 3THBT the normalization of "LARPing" on social media does more harm than good.Practise this motion
4. Round 4THP Vertical Health Aid to Horizontal Health AidPractise this motion
5. Round 5TH, as a heavily indebted developing-country government, would default on unsustainable sovereign debt rather than accept an IMF programme.Practise this motion
6. Round 6THR the use of religious identity as a primary tool of electoral and political mobilization. (for example, appealing to voters as members of a faith community, framing political choices in religious terms, or encouraging support for candidates because they are seen as representing that religious group.)Practise this motion
7. Round 7THS the golden rulePractise this motion
8. Round 8THP placing traditional Ghanaian football clubs (e.g., Asante Kotoko, Hearts of Oak) under registered fan and community trusts rather than corporate private investors.Practise this motion
9. Round 9This House Opposes the widespread belief that people who have committed violent crimes are inherently irredeemable.Practise this motion
10. SemifinalsThis House believes that African News media with significant international reach example The Africa Report, should cover national and regional achievements over exposing state and societal failuresPractise this motion
11. Grand FinalTHP a world where all natural resources( eh Gold, Oil, Diamonds) found in Ghana was vested in traditional authorities rather than the statePractise this motion
12. Novice SemifinalsTHBT Ghanaian youth movements (such as unemployed graduates and unpaid workers) should reject calls for "decorum" and respectability when addressing political leadership.Practise this motion
13. Novice FinalsTHO the granting of traditional councils the power to adjudicate and enforce decisions in civil disputes and minor criminal offences such as petty theft and assault within their traditional area, as a complement to the formal justice system.Practise this motion

1. Round 1This House As the Black Stars would exclude Kelvin Damptey from the AFCON Finals Squad.Practise this motion
2. Round 2This House Opposes the romanticization of indigenous ethnic identity in determining national loyalty.Practise this motion
3. Round 3This House regrets the overemphasis of respectability in Ghanaian settings.Practise this motion
4. Round 4Isabella is an accomplished female scientist in the field of physics who has been approached by a magazine to appear on their cover page where she would be introduced as 'the sexy scientist of the physics worldPractise this motion
5. Round 5THA the West opposes the MFN principle.Practise this motion
6. Round 7This House Prefers a world where religious beliefs and teachings are not codified into scripture or doctrinePractise this motion
7. Round 8THBT post coup countries should be given international recognition if they demonstrate popular domestic supportPractise this motion
8. Round 9This House Believes that Ghana's minor gods should unionizePractise this motion
9. Open Partial SemiFinalsThis House believes that radical digital disconnection among the youth is a morally justified response to modern capitalism Ghana Universities Debate AssociationPractise this motion
10. Novice QuarterfinalsIn highly conservative countries, THA the feminist movement will push against choice feminisimPractise this motion
11. Open SemifinalsTHBT preserving the integrity of the timeline outweighs altering gruesome historical events.Practise this motion
12. Novice SemifinalsThis House prefers UN partner-led missions (e.g. Kenyan-led mission in Haiti) over direct US involvement in conflict states.Practise this motion
13. Novice FinalAssuming logistical feasibility, This House Prefers a world where foreign aid is distributed directly to individual citizens rather than through their national governmentsPractise this motion
14. Open Grand FinalThis House believes that states should not fund the treatment of lifestyle diseasesPractise this motion

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