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  • This house prefers a world where the ANC struck a deal with the EFF as opposed to the DA.

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    <style type="text/css">td {border: 1px solid #cccccc;}br {mso-data-placement:same-cell;}</style><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;font-style:normal;" data-sheets-root="1">The African National Congress (ANC) won independence and has been the governing party of the Republic of South Africa since 1994. In the recent national elections, they lost many seats and have agreed a coalition deal with the Democratic Alliance (DA), a centre neoliberal party to form a government. The DA supports policies such as a lower budget deficit and a deregulated market. The ANC passed on options to strike such similar deals with the EFF, a far left-leaning, black nationalist party which has historically pushed for policies like land expropiation.</span>

    Glasgow Summer Cup 2024 · Semifinals · 2024-07-13

  • This house opposes deep-sea mining in Africa

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    Deep-sea mining primarily involves exploring and potentially extracting mineral resources from the seabed within the Exclusive Economic Zones (EEZs) of African coastal countries. While the industry is still in its nascent stages, several African countries are showing interest in the potential benefits of deep-sea mining due to the rich mineral resources found in their offshore areas. However, experts have warned of the various potential risks and costs of the billion dollar industry.

    Bicol Intervarsity 2024 · Round 4 · 2024-07-06

  • This House prefers a world in which the ANC had not entered into a coalition with the DA

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    The African National Congress (ANC) recently lost their majority in the South African parliament for the first time since 1994. The ANC is South Africa’s liberation party, affiliated with Nelson Mandela. They are a moderate party that supports policies such as property redistribution, social welfare, and pro-business policies. They received 159 seats in the recent election. As a result, they had to enter into a coalition agreement to obtain the 42 additional seats necessary to form a government. They have since entered into a National Unity Government with the Democratic Alliance (DA) and the Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP). The DA (87 seats) is a centre right party that supports pro-business policies and race-neutral politics. The IFP (14 seats) is a right wing party with links to the apartheid struggle and interests in racial liberation. Other key parties in this election included theuMkhonto weSizwe (MK) party, holding 58 seats, and the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF), holding 39 seats. All parties expressed willingness to enter into coalitions with the ANC, except for the MK Party.

    Nkabom African Schools Debate Championships 2024 · Grand Final · 2024-06-14

  • This house believes that the international community should aggressively intervene to regulate Rwanda's extractive mineral industry

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    Rwanda boasts a long history of mining, dating back to the 1930s. Today, it's a major player on the global stage, especially for tantalum (used in electronics) and tungsten, contributing significantly to the country's export earnings. While small-scale mines are common, Rwanda has invested in refineries to process minerals domestically and is working to address the environmental and social impacts of the industry. Rwanda has been accused of being a transit point for "blood minerals" smuggled from the neighboring Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) where violent conflict persists.

    CIS Summer BP Open 2024 · Grand Final · 2024-06-08

  • This house believes that while inclusivity is important, merit-based selection criteria should not be compromised in leadership appointments.

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    In East African Countries and all around the World there have been increased efforts to improve inclusivity making sure the "marginalized and disadvantaged" are reached in leadership, decision making and strives for peace and justice within the region.

    TNDC 2024 · Semifinals · 2024-05-31

  • This house supports cross carpeting in African politics

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    Cross carpeting in African politics refers to the act of switching political parties. It occurs when politicians move from one party (usually a powerful one) to another or creating a totally new one. Examples include: Julius Malema leaving the ANC to the EFF, Peter Obi leaving the APC to join the Labor Party in Nigeria, Alan Kyeremanteng leaving the NPP to create the Movement for Change.

    Sofia Online Open Part 2 · ESL Semifinals · 2024-05-25

  • This house supports the Somali pirate stock exchange

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    The "Somali pirate stock exchange" is a financial group operating from a small fishing town of Harardhere. In this system, Somali civilians may invest in one of 72 “maritime companies” (pirate crews) either in cash or other materials (e.g., rations, ammunition, weapons etc.). If the invested crew successfully ransoms or captures a ship, the investors are given a monetary share (as in an actual stock exchange). The pirate crews frequently engage in the stock exchange with civilians as a "community activity" before they plan every heist.

    Sunway Asian Parliamentary 2024 · Round 3 · 2024-05-05

  • This house believes that the UK should have provided extensive military support to the independent state of Biafra.

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    In 1967, the Igbo people declared Biafra to be a state independent from Nigeria. Nigeria had recently gained independence from Britain. The Republic of Biafra received diplomatic, economic, and military support from several nations including France, Portugal, Israel, and South Africa. The Biafran government surrendered to the Nigerian army in 1970 after a destructive civil war.

    HWS Round Robin 2024 · Round 1 · 2024-04-05

  • This house prefers a world in which postcolonial African states had prioritised achieving economic and land reparations (e.g. active land redistribution, quotas, cash transfer programmes) over enshrining civil and political rights (e.g. rights to protest, vote, free speech, form associations, etc.)

    Glasgow Ancients 2024 · Round 5 · 2024-04-05

  • That ECOWAS should offer to end sanctions against Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger in exchange for withdrawal of their notices to leave ECOWAS

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    Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger are Sahelian states in Western Africa that experienced military coups in 2021, 2022,and 2023 respectively. Nigeria leads the regional bloc, the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), which placed sanctions on all three nations with a longstanding policy of sanctioning any ECOWAS states that overthrow democratically elected governments. After the coup in Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso declared they would militarily support Niger if Niger was attacked. In January 2024, all three countries gave notices to leave ECOWAS which take a effect a year after their submission.<br>The Sahelian countries mostly export gold (~$15 bil combined), with some cotton (~$600 mil combined), sesame seeds (~500 mil combined), and Niger exports radioactive ores (~300 mil). All three countries depend on imports for food, weapons, industrial goods, and chemicals.

    University of Queensland Easters 2024 · Semifinals · 2024-04-01

  • That, as the Global South Fellowship of Anglican Churches, would leave the Anglican Communion

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    "For Anglican churches to be 'in communion' is for them to recognise each other's sacraments and bishops and view each other as being part of one overall church. The Anglican Communion is a denomination of regional churches who are in communion with the Church of England (CoE).<br><br>Currently the Anglican Communion is divided over liberalising reforms (e.g. the ordination of females priests and bishops, the acceptance of and performing of same-sex marriages). The major conservative block within the Anglican Communion is the Global South Fellowship of Anglican Churches. These divides have also caused splintering of Anglicanism in the USA, with the conservative Anglican Church in North America (ACNA) splitting from the liberal Episcopal Church. The Global South Fellowship of Anglican Churches recognise the ACNA, but the CoE and other more liberal Anglican churches do not."

    University of Queensland Easters 2024 · Round 2 · 2024-04-01