27th African Human Rights Moot Court Competition: Winners with Chief Justice of Ghana - Sophia Akuffo

The final round of the 27th African Human Rights Moot Court Competition, which took place on 11 August 2018 at the Law Court complex in Accra, Ghana, was won by the combined team comprising the Université des Lagunes (Côte d'Ivoire), Makerere University (Uganda) and the University of Pretoria (South Africa).

The runner up team consisted of Universidade Eduardo Mondlane (Mozambique), University of Ghana (Ghana) and University of Nairobi (Nairobi).

The final round was presided over by the Chief Justice of Ghana, Justice Sophia Akuffo, who is also a previous President of the African Court on Human and Peoples' Rights.

A total of 48 teams partcipated in this annual event, which in 2018 was organised by the Centre for Human Rights and hosted by the School of Law, University of Ghana. This was the second time that the African Moot Competition was held in Ghana.

The following results are the ranking of the top 15 English-speaking teams, top 5 French-speaking teams and top 3 Portugueses-peaking teams teams during the preliminary rounds. This is followed by the top memorials and best oralist from the three language groups.

Top 15 English Teams

Ranking	University	Country
1	University of Ghana	Ghana
2	Makerere University	Uganda
3	University of Pretoria	South Africa
4	University of Nairobi	Kenya
5	University of Zimbabwe	Zimbabwe
6	Great Zimbabwe University	Zimbabwe
7	Uganda Christian University, Mukono Campus	Uganda
8	Midlands State University	Zimbabwe
9	University of the Gambia	Gambia
10	Moi University	Kenya
11	University of Johannesburg	South Africa
12	University of Cape Coast	Ghana
13	University of Lagos	Nigeria
14	Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration	Ghana
15	University of the Western Cape	South Africa

French Team Rankings

Classement par équipe	Université	Pais
1	Université des Lagunes	Côte d'Ivoire
2	Université Félix Houphouet Boigny de Cocody	Côte d'Ivoire
3	Université Gaston Berger de Saint Louis	Senegal
4	Université Virtuelle du Sénégal	Senegal
5	Universite Alassane Ouattara de Bouaké	Côte d'Ivoire

Portuguese Team Rankings

Rankings da equipe	Universidade	Pais
1	Universidade Eduardo Mondlane	Mozambique
2	Universidade Jean Piaget Angola	Figueiredo
3	Agostinho Neto	Angola

Memorial Rankings

English

Ranking	University
1	University of Cape Coast
2	Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology
3	University of Ghana
4	Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration
5	Makerere University

French

Ranking	Université
1	Université des Lagunes
2	Université Félix Houphouet Boigny de Cocody
3	Université Gaston Berger de Saint Louis
4	Université Virtuelle du Sénégal
5	Universite Alassane Ouattara de Bouaké

Portuguese

Ranking	Universdade
1	Universidade Eduardo Mondlane
1	Agostinho Neto
3	Universidade Jean Piaget Angola

Best English Oralists

Ranking	Country	Title	Surname	Other Names	University
1	Ghana	Ms.	Allotey	Aniela Elma Adorkor	University of Ghana
2	Uganda	Mr.	Gulam	Hussein Dawood	Makerere University
3	Uganda	Ms	Muhawe	Ruth Ahaba	Makerere University
4	Ghana	Ms.	Engmann	Kezia Hillary Lomotiokor	University of Ghana
5	South Africa	Mr.	Herd	Nicholas	University of Pretoria
6	Zimbabwe	Mr.	Manjoro	Nathanael	University of Zimbabwe
7	Kenya	Ms.	Katua	Sylvia Nduku	University of Nairobi
8	Kenya	Ms.	Wangio	Clemence Wali	University of Nairobi
9	Zimbabwe	Ms	Mlambo	Mazviita Sheanotida	Midlands State University
10	Zimbabwe	Mr.	Mukawu	Tendekai	Great Zimbabwe University
11	Kenya	Mr.	Klimani	Derrick Kimani	Moi University
12	Gambia	Mr.	Abraham	David	University of the Gambia
13	Zimbabwe	Ms.	Mutasa	Stephanie	University of Zimbabwe
14	South Africa	Ms.	Nyamadzi	Matikomborera	University of Pretoria
15	Uganda	Ms.	Katushabe	Donah Loyce	Uganda Chrisitan University, Mukono Campus

Best French Oralists

Classement	Pais	Titre	Nom	Prenoms	Université
1	Côte d'Ivoire	Ms.	Lahami	Adjoua Lisa Marie Carolle	Université Félix Houphouet Boigny de Cocody
2	Côte d'Ivoire	Ms	Akemakou	Mbiatat Nabidon Melissa	Université des Lagunes
3	Côte d'Ivoire	Mr.	Silue	Nadanhan Issa	Université des Lagunes
4	Côte d'Ivoire	Mr.	Zie	Zako Franck Emmanuel	Université Félix Houphouet Boigny de Cocody
5	Senegal	Mr.	Abdouramane Gali Adam	Hanatou	Université Gaston Berger de Saint Louis

Best Portuguese Oralists

Rankings da equipe	Pais	Titre	Nom	Prenoms	Universidade
1	Mozambique	Ms.	Guilande	Jessica Euridice Eusebio	Universidade Eduardo Mondlane
2	Angola	Ms	Figueiredo	Elizângela	Universidade Jean Piaget
3	Angola	Mr.	Aguisal	João	Agostinho Neto
4	Angola	Mr.	Caxinga	Piedade	Universidade Jean Piaget
5	Mozambique	Mr.	Chissaque	Miguel	Universidade Eduardo Mondlane

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