The 2024 African Mathematics Olympiad, held at the University of Witwatersrand in Johannesburg, South Africa, closed on Tuesday, August 20. Morocco, Algeria, and Tunisia achieved good scores, dominating the final podium.
Held at the University of Witwatersrand in Johannesburg, South Africa, from August 10 to 20, the African Mathematics Olympiad closed this Tuesday, August 20.
During this continental competition, a total of 27 countries participated in the event, with each team consisting of 6 students, with total parity, three girls and three boys.
Morocco, Algeria and Tunisia dominate the podium
Over two consecutive days, all participants had to pass no less than two tests of four and a half hours each. This is a total of 9 hours of testing, spread over 48 hours.
Following the deliberations of the organizing scientific committee, the three Maghreb countries dominated the final podium. At the top of the ranking, it was the Moroccan national team that won first place with a total of 201 points.
The Algerian team came in second place in these African Mathematics Olympiads with a total of 186 points, followed by the Tunisian team with a total score of 133 points.
According to Moroccan media, citing a statement from the Ministry of National Education, the total number of points obtained by the Moroccan team is considered a record that no country has ever been able to obtain in the history of the African Olympiads.
Algeria comes in second place with a total of 186 points.
As a reminder, Algeria achieved “very honorable” results during the 65th International Mathematical Olympiad, organized in the city of Bath in Great Britain between July 11 and 22. The competition saw the participation of delegations from 108 countries.
According to the Ministry of National Education, Algeria had won “for the first time since joining this prestigious international competition a gold medal obtained by the student Derrache Chamseddine Abdelali”, indicates the same source.
This makes Algeria ” the only Arab and African nation to have won a gold medal during this edition, while the other members of the team were entitled to honorary certificates,” adds the same source.
