Pan African Informatics Olympiad 2026

The Pan African Informatics Olympiad 2026 (PAIO 2026) is a continental competitive programming contest for secondary-school students. National teams register delegations of contestants and team leaders to compete in algorithmic problems following the IOI syllabus across two contest days. The event includes training, practice contests, a hackathon, excursions, and opening and closing ceremonies, and is hosted in Kigali, Rwanda.

On-site facilities (high-speed internet, individual workstations, catering, medical support), arranged accommodation and local transport, training sessions, practice contests, and participation in contest, hackathon and ceremonies.

National Informatics Olympiad committees may register delegations. Contestants must be under 20 years of age and enrolled in secondary education; each delegation may include up to 6 contestants (at most 3 boys and 3 girls) and 2 team leaders.

National Informatics Olympiad representatives or team leaders pre-register delegations using the provided form; login credentials are then used to complete full registration via the official registration portal.