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  • This house would marry Enangs.

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    Enangs is an Immortal Sorcerer. He will never die a natural death. You, however, are mortal. Enangs cannot make you immortal. You met Enangs one day in a cafe in Lagos and fell in love. A few months later, Enangs confessed his immortality to you, and then proposed.

    Friday Night Debates 2025: An African Debate Super League · First Leg Round Robbin 6 · 2025-08-22

  • This house as Prosper Michael would move to Accra.

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    Prosper Michael, a young man in his mid-twenties, faces a life-changing decision on his birthday. He must choose between staying in Kumasi; a town where life is stable and his basic needs are met and he has a job as a writer and researcher, or moving to Accra, a city full of uncertainty but rich with opportunity. In Kumasi, he has comfort and security but limited chances for growth. In Accra, he faces risk and unpredictability, yet the possibility of a better future.

    Friday Night Debates 2025: An African Debate Super League · Power Pair 13 · 2025-08-22

  • This House Believes That the World Bank should lend African development loans in ADR.

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    For the purposes of this debate, African Drawing Rights (ADR) is a currency unit (or currency basket) whose value is calculated as a weighted average of five African currencies: 40% South African Rand, 25% Egyptian Pound, 15% Nigerian Naira, 10% Central African CFA Franc, and 10% West African CFA Franc. The worth of 1 ADR depends on how strong or weak these five African currencies are.

    Copenhagen European Universities Debating Championships 2025 · ESL Semifinals · 2025-08-03

  • This house supports the nationalization of rare earth metal industries in the Global South

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    The Global South refers to economically developing regions, primarily in Africa, Latin America, and parts of Asia and Oceania, that are rich in natural resources but often marginalized in global trade. Rare earth metal industries involve the mining and processing of 17 critical elements used in technologies like electric vehicles, smartphones, and renewable energy systems.

    Grassroots Debate Open Pre-NDC 2025 · Open Quarterfinals · 2025-08-02

  • This house supports the nationalization of rare earth metal industries in the Global South

    Infoslide

    The Global South refers to economically developing regions, primarily in Africa, Latin America, and parts of Asia and Oceania, that are rich in natural resources but often marginalized in global trade. Rare earth metal industries involve the mining and processing of 17 critical elements used in technologies like electric vehicles, smartphones, and renewable energy systems.

    Grassroots Debate Open Pre-NDC 2025 · Novice Semifinals · 2025-08-02

  • This house prefers a world with a strong belief in seriti

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    _Seriti_ is communitarian philosophy found in the Setswana, Sesotho, and Sepedi cultures. According to this philosophy, a person's moral, spiritual and social standing - their _seriti_ \- is bestowed upon them by their ancestors, living and dead. Individuals who abide by this philosophy prioritize living in line with the values and desires articulated by their ancestors, and maintain a relationship with them by not ignoring, disrespecting, or dishonoring them.

    World Schools Debating Championships 2025 · Grand Final · 2025-08-01

  • This house believes the ECOWAS should lead a military intervention in Sahelian states experiencing jihadist insurgencies

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    The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) is a regional political and economic union of 15 West African countries. ECOWAS has historically promoted regional integration, democracy, and peace, and has previously intervened in member states during political or security crises. The Sahel region—stretching across countries like Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger—is currently experiencing a surge in jihadist insurgencies led by groups affiliated with Al-Qaeda and ISIS. However since 2021, military coups in Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger have led to the suspension or withdrawal of these countries from ECOWAS. The new juntas have increasingly relied on Russian paramilitary support (such as the Wagner Group), while traditional foreign partners like France and the United Nations have withdrawn troops from the region.

    North Luzon Invitational Debates 2025 · Semifinals · 2025-07-19

  • This House Supports the state-backed development of copaganda in South Africa.

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    For the purposes of this debate, Copaganda refers to public messaging targeting the general South African population that is designed to encourage the recruitment and retention of police officers.

    North-West Pre-SAUDC · Round 4 · 2025-07-06

  • This house supports equity equivalent programmes

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    "Info slide: Equity Equivalent (EE) programmes are a mechanism for multinational companies to comply with Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment (B-BBEE) ownership requirements without transferring direct ownership of their local subsidiaries. These programmes involve investments in socio-economic development initiatives, such as skills development, enterprise development, and infrastructure projects, approved by the Minister of Trade, Industry and Competition

    North-West Pre-SAUDC · Grand Final · 2025-07-06

  • In the reconstruction of Mali's national identity, This House would prioritize emphasizing its glorious past over the construction of a hopeful future.

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    **INFORMATIONAL:** During the pre-colonial period, the territory of present-day Mali was home to powerful empires, such as the Mali Empire and the Kingdom of Ghana, known for their technological development, trade networks, wealth in gold, and established political institutions. Highlighting this glorious past aims to promote national unity through historical pride. On the other hand, emphasizing a hopeful future means building an optimistic narrative focused on new possibilities, moving away from nostalgia, and recognizing Mali as it is today, with all its transformations.

    XI Torneio Temático de Debates · Rodada 5 · 2025-07-04

  • This house would criminalise all cultural practices that obligate women to renounce their inheritance rights (e.g. giving family wealth to the eldest son in some rich European families, taking land from widows in some African communities, Muslim women accepting less inheritance than men, etc.)

    Guangzhou United Asian Debating Championships 2025 · Round 6 · 2025-06-17

  • This house believes that the TPLF should have actively attempted to establish internal power sharing within its members before signing the Pretoria Agreement

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    The Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF), the main force in Tigray’s war against Ethiopia’s federal government (2020–2022), signed the Pretoria Agreement in 2022 to end the conflict. At the time, it had a centralized leadership with limited internal power-sharing. After the agreement, it began to fragment with new parties and factions (e.g., Tigray Independence Party, Salsay Weyane Tigray, etc.) emerging in Tigray, some calling for Tigrayan independence and others pushing for different styles of governance.

    Guangzhou United Asian Debating Championships 2025 · Quarterfinals · 2025-06-17

  • This house believes that it is in the interest of South Africa to rescind the Expropriation Act

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    South Africa’s latest Expropriation Bill introduces cases where private land can be expropriated by the government without compensation, aiming to address land reform. In response, President Donald Trump signed an executive order to halt all future aid to South Africa until a complete investigation on the issue is completed.

    Guangzhou United Asian Debating Championships 2025 · Quarterfinals · 2025-06-17

  • This house opposes the norm of African elites outsourcing their ambitions to outsiders

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    Across Africa, many elites "outsource their ambitions to outsiders." In practice, this refers to African government officials and civil society leaders deferring to external actors (e.g., major allies and development institutions) to set policy targets across sectors including health, education, infrastructure, poverty reduction, and climate change response.

    Vietnam Asian Schools Debating Championship 2025 · Junior Semifinals · 2025-06-15

  • This house opposes the norm of African elites outsourcing their ambitions to outsiders

    Infoslide

    Across Africa, many elites "outsource their ambitions to outsiders." In practice, this refers to African government officials and civil society leaders deferring to external actors (e.g., major allies and development institutions) to set policy targets across sectors including health, education, infrastructure, poverty reduction, and climate change response.

    Vietnam Asian Schools Debating Championship 2025 · Novice Semifinals · 2025-06-15

  • This house believes that the DRC should actively seek peacekeeping, instead of relying on the mediation from the African Union.

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    Since January 2025, a huge area of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) housing more than five million people has been conquered and occupied by Rwanda and the M23 rebel group. The M23 claims that it seeks to counter Hutu extremist groups that perpetrated the Rwandan genocide and then took refuge in eastern Congo. However, UN and Rwanda’s various donor states have long dismissed these justifications.

    Vietnam Asian Schools Debating Championship 2025 · Novice Semifinals · 2025-06-15

  • This house believes that the DRC should actively seek peacekeeping, instead of relying on the mediation from the African Union.

    Infoslide

    Since January 2025, a huge area of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) housing more than five million people has been conquered and occupied by Rwanda and the M23 rebel group. The M23 claims that it seeks to counter Hutu extremist groups that perpetrated the Rwandan genocide and then took refuge in eastern Congo. However, UN and Rwanda’s various donor states have long dismissed these justifications.

    Vietnam Asian Schools Debating Championship 2025 · Junior Semifinals · 2025-06-15