The Pan-African Mathematics Olympiads (P.A.M.O.) are the African version of the IMO, International Mathematical Olympiad.
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.
The first PAMO was organized in 1987.[1]
| 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 | Yamoussoukro | 9 | 34 | 8 | ||
| 19 | 2009 | 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 | Maputo | 12 | ||||
| 12 | 2002 | Pretoria | 12 | ||||
| 11 | 2001 | Ouagadougou | 8 | ||||
| 10 | 2000 | Cape Town | 7 | ||||
| 9 | 1998 | Morocco | Rabat | 6 | |||
| 8 | 1997 | Benin | Cotonou | 4 | |||
| 7 | 1996 |  Uganda (Canceled) | |||||
| 6 | 1995 | Morocco | Ifrane | 6 | |||
| 5 | 1994 | Yamoussoukro | 3 | ||||
| 4 | 1993 | Senegal | Dakar | 4 | |||
| 3 | 1991 | Kenya | Nairobi | 3 | |||
| 2 | 1989 | Ibadan | 9 | ||||
| 1 | 1987 | Morocco | Rabat | 7 |
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.