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Pan-African Mathematics Olympiads

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The Pan-African Mathematics Olympiads (P.A.M.O.) are the African version of the IMO, International Mathematical Olympiad.

Description

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This event organized each year by the African Mathematics Union (AMU) is a competition among the best pupils in Mathematics of Secondary Education who are less than twenty (20) years old.

History

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The first PAMO was organized in 1987.[1]

Recent Editions

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Event editions[usurped]

Previous Editions

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Edition[2] Year Organizer Country City Number of Countries Number of Contestants Number of Unofficial Contestants
30 2023 Rwanda Kigali 33 178 14
29 2022 Morocco Ben Guerir 11 49 13
28 2021 Tunisia Sousse 11
27 2019 South Africa Cape Town 11
26 2018 Kenya Nairobi 9 43 1
25 2017 Morocco Rabat 10 46 3
24 2016 Senegal Dakar 8 45 8
23 2015 Nigeria Abuja 9
22 2013 Nigeria Abuja 11 42 15
21 2012 Tunisia Tunis 9 28 12
20 2010 Ivory Coast Yamoussoukro 9 34 8
19 2009 South Africa Pretoria 13 48 9
18 2008 Benin Cotonou 11 38 11
17 2007 Nigeria Lagos 9 32 6
16 2006 Senegal Dakar 11 42
15 2005 Algeria Algiers 8 32
14 2004 Tunisia Tunis 11 40
13 2003 Mozambique Maputo 12
12 2002 South Africa Pretoria 12
11 2001 Burkina Faso Ouagadougou 8
10 2000 South Africa Cape Town 7
9 1998 Morocco Rabat 6
8 1997 Benin Cotonou 4
7 1996 Uganda (Canceled)
6 1995 Morocco Ifrane 6
5 1994 Ivory Coast Yamoussoukro 3
4 1993 Senegal Dakar 4
3 1991 Kenya Nairobi 3
2 1989 Nigeria Ibadan 9
1 1987 Morocco Rabat 7

Format

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The competition is made of two rounds. Each round is made of 3 problems for four hours and thirty minutes while each problem's total score is 7 points. There are up to six candidates per country.

Results published by each country

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Country Results
 South Africa Results [3][4]

Archived Results

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Results from 2004 to 2017 at the Wayback Machine (archived 1 September 2018)

References

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  1. ^ "African Mathematical Union". www.africamathunion.org. Archived from the original on February 14, 2020. Retrieved 2022-09-01.
  2. ^ "African Mathematical Union". www.africamathunion.org. Archived from the original on August 23, 2018. Retrieved 2022-09-05.
  3. ^ "SAMF. Pan African Mathematics Olympiad". www.samf.ac.za. Retrieved 2022-09-12.
  4. ^ "UCT. Pan African Mathematics Olympiad". science.uct.ac.za. Retrieved 2023-11-04.
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