#AfricanMoot2019 Winners and Final Results

The final round of the 28th African Human Rights Moot Court Competition, which took place on 06 July 2019 at the Law Hight Court of Botswana, Gaborone, was won by the combined team comprising the University of Nairobi (Nairobi), University Namibia (Namibia) and Université Félix Houphouët (Côte d'Ivoire).

The runner up team consisted of Zambeze University (Mozambique), Makerere University (Uganda), and University of Pretoria (South Africa).

The final round was presided over by Justice Terence Rannowane (Chief Justice of Botswana), Commissioner Jamesina Essie, King (Mrs) (African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights), Dr David Padilla (Former Assistant Executive Secretary of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights), Lady Justice Maria Mapani-Kawimbe (Judge of the High Court of Zambia Member of the African Committee of Experts on the Rights and Welfare of the Child), Prof Laurence Burgorgue-Larsen (Judge of the Constitutional Court of Andorra) , Ms Farida Mamad (Deputy Director Judiciary School of Mozambique), Mr Alexander McLean (Founder and Director African Prisons Project)

A total of 40 teams participated in this annual event, which in 2019 was organised by the Centre for Human Rights and hosted by the Law Faculty of Law, University of Botswana.

The following results are the ranking of the top 20 English-speaking teams, top 5 French-speaking teams and top 3 Portuguese-peaking teams during the preliminary rounds. This is followed by the top memorials and best oralist from the three language groups.

Top 20 English Teams

Ranking	University	Country
1	Makerere University	Uganda
2	University of Namibia	Namibia
3	University of Nairobi	Kenya
4	University of Pretoria	South Africa
5	Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology	Ghana
6	University of Lagos	Nigeria
7	University of Stellenbosch	South Africa
8	University of Malawi	Malawi
9	Great Zimbabwe University	Zimbabwe
10	Uganda Christian University	Uganda
11	University of Ghana	Ghana
12	National University of Lesotho	Lesotho
13	American University in Cairo	Egypt
14	University of Cape Coast	Ghana
15	University of Witwatersrand	South Africa
16	University of the Western Cape	South Africa
17	Nelson Mandela University	South Africa
18	University of Fort Hare	South Africa
19	University of Cape Town	South Africa
20	University of Johannesburg	South Africa

French Team Rankings

Classement par équipe	Université	Pais
1	Université Félix Houphouet Boigny de Cocody	Côte d'Ivoire
2	Université de Kinshasa	Democratic Republic of Congo
3	Institut Universitaire d'Abidjan	Côte d'Ivoire
4	Universite Virtuelle du Senegal	Senegal
5	Université Cheikh Anta Diop de Dakar	Senegal

Portuguese Team Rankings

Rankings da equipe	Universidade	Pais
1	Universidade Zambeze	Moçambique
2	Universidade Eduardo Mondlane	Moçambique
3	Jean Piaget	Angola

Memorial Rankings

English

Ranking	University
1	University of Namibia
2	Makerere University
3	Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology
4	University of Stellenbosch
5	American University in Cairo

French

Ranking	Université
1	Université Félix Houphouet Boigny de Cocody
2	Institut Universitaire d'Abidjan
3	Université de Kinshasa
4	Universite Virtuelle du Senegal
5	Université Cheikh Anta Diop de Dakar

Portuguese

Ranking	Universidade
1	Universidade Eduardo Mondlane
2	Universidade Zambeze
3	Jean Piaget

Best English Oralists

Ranking	Country	Title	Surname	Other Names	University
1	Kenya	Ms.	Amor	Aska Judith	University of Nairobi
2	South Africa	Mr.	Coetzee	Kiranteba	University of Pretoria
3	Uganda	Ms	Kagina	Daniella Mushikazi	Makerere University
4	Namibia	Ms.	Gaoses	Dandago Dibasen	University of Namibia
5	South Africa	Ms.	Sekati	Phenyo Nomasonto Morwesi	University of Pretoria
6	Uganda	Mr.	Mpaata	Jerome	Makerere University
7	Kenya	Ms.	Mwendwa	Rachel Kathini	University of Nairobi
8	Lesotho	Ms.	Thetsane	Mamohau	National University of Lesotho
9	Uganda	Ms	Naiga	Shubrah Kasozi	Uganda Christian University
10	Nigeria	Ms	Fayinka	Abisola Tiwalade	University of Lagos
11	Nigeria	Mr.	Otitoola	Olufolajimi Aduralere	University of Lagos
12	South Africa	Mr.	Xaba	Bongumusa	University of Johannesburg
13	Ghana	Ms.	Dei-Tumi	Emmanuel	University of Ghana
14	Zambia	Ms.	Katele	Cheya	University of Lusaka
15	Ghana	Mr.	Sasu	Duke Aaron	Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology
16	South Africa	Ms.	Mtonga	Sibabalo	University of the Western Cape
17	Ghana	Ms.	Afenyo	Esmeralda Akorfa	University of Ghana
18	Malawi	Ms.	Mwapasa	Martha	University of Malawi
19	Namibia	Ms.	Gumbu	Takunda Tinashe	University of Namibia
20	Zimbabwe	Mr	Chigumira	Simbarashe	Great Zimbabwe University

Best French Oralists

Classement	Pais	Titre	Nom	Prenoms	Université
1	Côte d'Ivoire	Mr.	Frebo	Korahi Alain Junior	Université Félix Houphouet Boigny de Cocody
2	Côte d'Ivoire	Ms.	Zo	Lignan Constantina	Université Félix Houphouet Boigny de Cocody
3	RDC	Mr.	Asani	Hur Mutentu	Université de Kinshasa
4	RDC	Mr.	Ngoya	Okoko William	Université de Kinshasa
5	Ivory Coast	Ms.	Brou	Emma Anne Charlène	Institut Universitaire d'Abidjan

Best Portuguese Oralists

Rankings da equipe	Pais	Titre	Nom	Prenoms	Universidade
1	Moçambique	Mr.	Mozangar	Azarias	Universidade Zambeze
2	Moçambique	Ms.	Tomo	Nizângela	Universidade Zambeze
2	Moçambique	Ms.	Maiquita	Arnela Muireque Baptista	Universidade Eduardo Mondlane
2	Moçambique	Mr.	Ferreira	David Upanayana	Universidade Eduardo Mondlane
3	Angola	Ms.	Gonçalves	Djamila	Universidade Católica de Angola
4	Angola	Mr.	Lumbombo	Ernesto Cutassi	Jean Piaget
5	Angola	Ms.	Cruz	Nelma Rutricia Abreu da	Jean Piaget

For more information, please contact:

Yusuf Sayaad

Project Coordinator
African Human Rights Moot Court Competition

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