Pan-African Mathematics Olympiads

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

Description

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

The first PAMO was organized in 1987.[1]

Recent Editions

Event editions

Previous Editions [2]

Edition 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

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

Country Results
 South Africa Results [3][4]

Archived Results

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

References

  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.


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