Previous Hosts and Winners of Pan African Universities Debate Championship

The Pan African Universities Debate Championship is the biggest intercollegiate debate championship in Africa, Established in 2018 by the University of Botswana Debate Masters Association (UBDMA). It is a competition that provides students from various African universities the opportunity to interrogate issues of African and Global importance.

The competition uses the British Parliamentary format.

The 8 days long resident competition which usually takes place in the first two weeks of December has been hosted in a different country every year, giving students the chance to interact with their peers and progress the sport of debate.

Previous Hosts and Winners

2008: Botswana, Gaborone (University of Botswana) 8-14th December 2008 (Won by the University of Free State, South Africa)

2009: Botswana, Gaborone (University of Botswana) 12-18th December 2009 (Won by the University of Rhodes, South Africa)
2010: Namibia, Windhoek (University of Namibia) 4-11th December 2010 (Won by the University of Witwatersrand, South Africa)

2011: Zimbabwe, Bulawayo (Falcon College) 4-11th December 2011 (Won by the University of Pretoria, South Africa)

2012: South Africa, Pretoria (Tshwane University of Technology) 9-15th December 2012 (Won by the University of Cape Town, South Africa)

2013: Nigeria, Calabar (University of Calabar) November 29- December 8th2013 (Won by the University of Cape Town, South Africa)

2014: South Africa, Polokwane (University of Limpopo) 4-12th December 2014 (Won by the University of Botswana, Botswana)

2015: Ghana, Accra (University of Ghana) 8-17th December 2015 (Won by the University of Witwatersrand, South Africa)

2016: Zimbabwe, Gweru (Midlands State University) 9-17th December 2016 (Won by the University of Witwatersrand, South Africa)

2017: Cameroon, Buea (University of Buea) 7-15th December 2016 (Won by Midlands State University, Zimbabwe)

2018: Tanzania, Dars es Salaam (Won by KNUST, Ghana).

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