MotionHouse

Filters

Date range
Clear all filters

618 motions

Data missing or incorrect? Contribute!

  • This house prefers a world where all individuals have a strong belief in Ubuntu

    Infoslide

    Ubuntu (“I am because we are”) is a philosophical belief that asserts that people's identities should be shaped by, and their obligations should primarily be owed to, their communities.

    Madrid WUDC 2023 · Grand Final · 2022-12-28

  • This house believes that the LGBTQIA+ community should abandon its campaign for Inclusion in Africa.

    Infoslide

    The world is in ruin and has long been corrupted. You are the single parent of a young child who would be the only cure for a virus threatening to infect mankind with a rabid disease. Your child must be killed in order for the cure to be extracted and save the human race. The procedure requires your consent.

    University of ILorin Debating Competition 2022 · Novice Semifinals · 2022-12-14

  • This house believes that post-colonial African states should implement policies to abandon the use of colonial languages (French, Portuguese, English) in education and government in which larger percentages of the population are literate, in favor of indigenous languages in which literacy rates are substantially lower.

    Infoslide

    Many West African nations maintain their colonial language as the primary language of instruction in schools. For example, In Benin, French is the official language of instruction. Despite this, Indigenous languages are still used in many informal contexts (between familiy members, in marketplaces, and other colloquial settings).

    Central Novs 2022 · Semifinals · 2022-11-26

  • That, as President Mohamud, we would attempt to engage in talks with Al-Shabaab.

    Infoslide

    Al-Shabaab is a jihadist insurgency group based in Somalia and active in other parts of East Africa. It controls large swathes of territory in Somalia, currently collects more revenue than the government, and has been responsible for the assassination of Somali peace activists and international aid workers. When President Mohamud took office in May, he declared that bringing an end to the violence was a top priority.

    Macquarie Open 2022 · Round 2 · 2022-10-29

  • That, as President Mohamud, we would attempt to engage in talks with Al-Shabaab.

    Infoslide

    Al-Shabaab is a jihadist insurgency group based in Somalia and active in other parts of East Africa. It controls large swathes of territory in Somalia, currently collects more revenue than the government, and has been responsible for the assassination of Somali peace activists and international aid workers. When President Mohamud took office in May, he declared that bringing an end to the violence was a top priority.

    Macquarie Open 2022 · Round 2 · 2022-10-29

  • This House Supports the developing world's claim to the "Right to burn"

    Infoslide

    Right to burn is the right to use carbon and carbon related products to grow a country's economy. Historically western developed nations or their predecessors have through processes such as the industrial revolution, been able to amass wealth and develop better economies at the cost of polluting the environment.

    Habib Worlds Schools Debating Championship 2022 · Semifinals · 2022-09-09

  • This house believes that environmental group should prioritize environmental advocacy surrounding institutional shift in foreign policy (politically stabilizing environmentally rich regions, demillitarization/denuclearization, indigenous/east african liberation) as opposed to economic/production focus efforts (development of green tech, carbon tax, csr, etc)

    Infoslide

    N/A

    USU Open 2022 · 3 · 2022-08-20

  • This house believes that France should militarily intervene in Mali

    Infoslide

    Mali fell under French colonial rule in 1893, up until 1960 where after active resistance it had its first President as an independent country. Last month, Mali’s transitional president and prime minister were arrested by members of Mali’s military, hours after a cabinet reshuffle which left out two supporters of the junta who had seized power in September. West Africa’s ECOWAS bloc has called for the immediate release of President Bah N’Daw and Prime Minister Moctar Ouane and urged its transitional government “to resume its course and conclude within the established timeframe.”

    Rahat - The Fundraiser Debate · Round 4 · 2022-08-04

  • This house believes that the African Union should not pick sides in the ongoing Russo-Ukranian Conflict.

    Infoslide

    N/A

    Zimbabwe Easters Debating Championships 2022 · Grand Final · 2022-03-31

  • This house prefers a world in which the ANC had prioritized economic and land reparations over legal and political rights during negotiations to end apartheid

    Infoslide

    The African National Congress (ANC) is the ruling party in South Africa. It has been in power since it negotiated with the governing National Party in 1993 to end apartheid after 8 decades of struggle. At the time the ANC prioritised securing legal and political rights and the first democratic election was held in 1994.

    Africa Intercollegiate Debating Championships 2022 · Open Semis · 2022-01-06

  • This house prefers a world where developing countries adopted 3rd world alternatives to current international institutions (eg African Criminal Court or BRICS Development Bank) instead of remaining in current international institutions (e.g. the International Criminal Court World Trade Organization World Intellectual Property Organization).

    Africa Intercollegiate Debating Championships 2022 · 2 · 2022-01-06

  • This house prefers a world in which the ANC had prioritized economic and land reparations over legal and political rights during negotiations to end apartheid

    Infoslide

    The African National Congress (ANC) is the ruling party in South Africa. It has been in power since it negotiated with the governing National Party in 1993 to end apartheid after 8 decades of struggle. At the time the ANC prioritised securing legal and political rights and the first democratic election was held in 1994.

    Africa Intercollegiate Debating Championships 2022 · Open Final · 2022-01-06

  • That Western powers should pressure Ethiopia to allow Tigray to secede.

    Infoslide

    Tigray is a region of Ethiopia. The Tigray People's Liberation Front is a political party with a military wing from the region which dominated Ethiopian national politics for decades. The TPLF had been in conflict with the federal Ethiopian government over proposed political reforms and the postponement of the federal election. In response Tigray held its own elections and the Tigrayan and federal governments each deemed the other illegitimate. Military conflict began in Tigray in November 2020 after Ethiopia's Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed sent troops to topple the Tigray People's Liberation Front which dominated national politics before he took office in 2018.This troop movement was allegedly in response to TPLF attacks on federal army camps. Government forces drove the TPLF from Tigray's cities and towns but the rebels retook most of the region including its capital Mekele by late June.The war has soured relations between Ethiopia and Western powers including the United States long a critical ally.

    Nepal Australasian Intervarsity Debating Championships 2021 · 7 · 2021-12-28