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  • That as Sudan’s Transitional Military Council (TMC) we would hand Omar al-Bashir over to the International Criminal Court.

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    Thousands of protesters took to the streets of Sudan in December 2018 and protests are still ongoing. It led to the removal of Omar al-Bashir from power who had ruled Sudan with an iron fist for 3 decades. The Transitional Military Council (TMC) was set up which promised elections in around a year. However most of the protesters are not satisfied and have continued to protest because they want an immediate transition to civilian rule. The TMC ‘arrested’ Omar al-Bashir but he has been kept in very comfortable conditions and protesters suspect it is just a ruse.

    the 2019 Australasian Intervarsity Debating Championship · 3 · 2019-01-01

  • Assuming the Sudanese civilians manage to take power from the military That the new civilian government should revert to its pre-1970 flag.

    Infoslide

    The current flag of Sudan was adopted on 20 May 1970. The flag is based on the Arab Liberation Flag shared by Egypt Iraq Syria and Yemen that uses a subset of the Pan-Arab colours symbolising a shift towards Pan-Arabism. Prior to the 1969 military coup of Gaafar Nimeiry a blue-yellow-green tricolour design was used. The colours of the flag represented the River Nile (blue) the Sahara (yellow) and farmlands (green). They were chosen as they were neutral between ethnic groups and political parties.

    the 2019 Australasian Intervarsity Debating Championship · 3 · 2019-01-01

  • That the international community should recognize Somaliland as an independent and sovereign nation.

    the 2019 Australasian Intervarsity Debating Championship · 3 · 2019-01-01

  • This house supports the full separation of religious and political activities in Muslim-majority States

    Infoslide

    Increasingly, religious parties in Middle Eastern and North African states have adopted secularism, and instead established non-political religious organisations that perform religious activities formerly conducted by the party. Examples include the growing secularisation of the Enhadda Party in Tunisia and the Saigon Coalition in Iraq. The vast majority of these states have formally established Islam as a state religion. Motion: TH

    Birmingham IV 2018 · Open Semis · 2018-12-14

  • This house would abandon African Union plans for a single currency

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    All UN member states in Africa are part of the African Union (AU). In the status quo, these states have differing levels of monetary integration, ranging from independent currencies to the Common Monetary Area (CMA) where the South African Rand is legal tender in many Southern African states; all the way to the Central African Franc and West African Franc currency unions encompassing multiple nations. The AU plans to introduce a single AU-wide currency by 2023.

    Birmingham IV 2018 · 3 · 2018-12-14

  • This house believes that the AU should exclusively regulate the implementation of the Belt and Road Initiative in Africa

    Infoslide

    China's Belt and Road Initiative is a program to connect Asia with Africa and Europe via land and maritime networks along 6 corridors with their of improving regional integration, increasing trade and stimulating economic growth. It is expected to involve over $1 trillion in investments in infrastructure development for ports , roads, railways and airports as well as power plants and telecommunications networks.

    PAUDC Tanzania 2018 · Open Semis · 2018-12-07

  • This house would prefer that communities with strong tribal traditions be administered by their own tribal systems rather than being part of states.

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    In certain communities of the world (located in areas such as Sub-Saharan Africa Central Asia Sahara Amazon) the fundamental identity of the population resides in its tribal condition. These groups are administered with their own rules and hierarchies parallel to the State in which they are located; they maintain their own languages and their tradition and blood ties prevail over any conventional political structure.

    I BP CEU · 2 · 2018-12-05

  • This house believes that the South African government should incentivize the movement of people out of townships, rather than focus on policies that try to economically develop townships.

    Infoslide

    Townships are segregated areas that were originally built on the peripheries of South African cities as part of Apartheid. About a third of working age South Africans, and almost half of unemployed South Africans, live in townships. Motion: THB

    Oxford IV 2018 · 5 · 2018-11-09

  • This house believe that unionization would be positive for Africa.

    Infoslide

    The 'United States of Africa' is a theoretical concept that proposes the unionization of all 55 states of the African continent.

    II Torneo VIII Centenario Universidad de Salamanca · 5 · 2018-10-05

  • This house would NOT ALLOW MEMBERS OF FAMILIES WITH OVERWHELMING SOCIAL INFLUENCE (e.g, The Adeleke Family in Osun State - Davido's family) TO CONTEST ELECTIONS

    All-Nigeria Universities Debating Championship 2018 · 3 · 2018-09-23

  • This house supports the symbolized popularization of painful historical events in modern pop culture.

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    Shaku Shaku is a popular Nigerian dance with intricate and leg gestures which involves throwing and binding one’s arms forward and backward (with accompanying leg arc movements). this move noticeably mimics the fettered slave movements of the slavery era. Motion : TH

    All-Nigeria Universities Debating Championship 2018 · 1 · 2018-09-23

  • This house would ABOLISH COMPULSORY REPRESENTATION

    Infoslide

    Compulsory Representation is a rule in many jurisdictions stating that a lawyer may not recuse himself from representing a client on ethical and religious grounds. In Nigeria, it is provided for under rule 23 of the Rules of Professional Conduct for Lawyers and known as the Cab Rank Rule.

    All-Nigeria Universities Debating Championship 2018 · Open Octos · 2018-09-23

  • This house believes that resources rich developing nations* should distribute as a dividend to citizens income derived from natural resource extraction

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    *e.g. Nigeria Botswana

    Hanoi Asian BP 2018 · 2 · 2018-09-07