Pan-African Mathematics Olympiads

Summary

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

Description edit

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 edit

The first PAMO was organized in 1987.[1]

Recent Editions edit

Event editions

Previous Editions [2] edit

Edition Year Organizer Country City Number of Countries Number of Contestants Number of Unofficial Contestants
30 2023   Rwanda Kigali 33
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 edit

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 edit

Country Results
  South Africa Results [3][4]

Archived Results edit

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

References edit

  1. ^ "African Mathematical Union". www.africamathunion.org. Retrieved 2022-09-01.
  2. ^ "African Mathematical Union". www.africamathunion.org. 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.

External links edit

  • Official website
  • Former website at the Wayback Machine (archived 3 September 2018)
  • https://www.moroccoworldnews.com/2022/07/350096/morocco-tunisia-win-pan-african-mathematics-olympiad-2022