Foreign relations of Botswana

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Botswana has put a premium on economic and political integration in southern Africa. It has sought to make the Southern African Development Community (SADC) a working vehicle for economic development, and it has promoted efforts to make the region self-policing in terms of preventive diplomacy, conflict resolution, and good governance.

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Diplomatic relations

List of countries which Botswana maintains diplomatic relations with:

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#CountryDate
1Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 30 September 1966 [1]
2Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 30 September 1966 [2]
3Flag of the United States.svg  United States 30 September 1966 [3]
4Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 1 October 1966 [4]
5Flag of Zambia.svg  Zambia 28 November 1966 [5]
6Flag of France.svg  France 2 February 1967 [6]
7Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines 6 February 1967 [7]
8Flag of Malawi.svg  Malawi 1 July 1967 [8]
9Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 10 August 1967 [9]
10Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland 22 August 1967 [10]
11Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia 19 October 1967 [5]
12Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 30 October 1967 [5]
13Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 30 November 1967 [11]
14Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 18 April 1968 [12]
15Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 5 December 1968 [13] [14]
16Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 19 December 1968 [15]
17Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 1968 [16]
18Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 2 March 1970 [5]
19Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 17 March 1970 [17]
20Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia 5 September 1970 [18]
21Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 19 December 1970 [19]
22Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 1970 [20]
23Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 24 September 1971 [21]
24Flag of Romania.svg  Romania 7 October 1971 [22]
25Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 9 November 1971 [21]
26Flag of Tanzania.svg  Tanzania 29 November 1971 [23]
27Flag of Israel.svg  Israel December 1972 [24]
28Flag of India.svg  India 1972 [25]
29Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt 7 March 1973 [26]
30Flag of Lesotho.svg  Lesotho April 1973 [27]
31Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 9 July 1973 [28]
Flag of North Korea.svg  North Korea (suspended)27 December 1974 [29]
32Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 6 January 1975 [30]
33Flag of Guyana.svg  Guyana 28 October 1975 [31]
34Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 5 December 1975 [32]
35Flag of Mozambique.svg  Mozambique 1975 [33]
36Flag of Angola.svg  Angola 18 February 1976 [34]
37Flag of Libya.svg  Libya 14 March 1977 [35]
38Flag of Eswatini.svg  Eswatini 20 May 1976 [36]
39Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba 9 December 1977 [37]
40Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 28 March 1978 [38]
41Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 10 April 1978 [38]
42Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 1 July 1978 [39]
43Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 22 November 1978 [38]
44Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 21 April 1980 [40]
45Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 30 April 1980 [41]
46Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 20 January 1981 [38]
47Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 29 April 1981 [42]
48Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 4 May 1982 [38]
49Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria 16 August 1982 [43]
50Flag of Albania.svg  Albania 30 August 1982 [44]
51Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe 31 May 1983 [45]
52Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh 21 June 1983 [46]
53Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand 29 November 1985 [47]
54Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 26 September 1985 [38]
55Flag of Iraq.svg  Iraq 10 July 1986 [48]
56Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 20 August 1986 [49]
57Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 1987 [50]
58Flag of Seychelles.svg  Seychelles 30 September 1988 [38]
59Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana 19 November 1988 [51]
60Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland 1988 [52]
61Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia 25 April 1989 [38]
62Flag of Namibia.svg  Namibia 26 July 1990 [53]
63Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia 26 November 1990 [54]
64Flag of Iran.svg  Iran 1990 [55]
65Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia 11 November 1992 [38]
66Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore 30 August 1993 [56]
67Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 22 June 1994 [57]
68Flag of Kuwait.svg  Kuwait 10 June 1996 [58]
69Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland 1996 [59]
70Flag of Chile.svg  Chile 13 October 1997 [60]
71Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago 11 May 1998 [38]
72Flag of the Bahamas.svg  Bahamas 13 September 2000 [61]
73Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia 29 March 2001 [62]
74Flag of Rwanda.svg  Rwanda 2002 [63]
75Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia 17 March 2003 [64]
76Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia 3 June 2003 [65]
77Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania 17 February 2004 [66]
78Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 4 March 2004 [67]
79Flag of Malta.svg  Malta 6 January 2005 [68]
80Flag of Cyprus.svg  Cyprus 22 February 2005 [38]
81Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 27 June 2005 [38]
82Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia 20 July 2005 [38]
83Flag of Madagascar.svg  Madagascar August 2005 [69]
84Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia 9 September 2005 [70]
85Flag of Belarus.svg  Belarus 15 March 2006 [38]
86Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates 28 April 2006 [71]
87Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg 11 May 2006 [72]
88Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic 6 October 2006 [73]
89Flag of the Republic of the Congo.svg  Republic of the Congo 9 November 2006 [38]
90Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar 20 November 2006 [38]
91Flag of Equatorial Guinea.svg  Equatorial Guinea 13 December 2006 [74]
92Flag of Barbados.svg  Barbados 20 December 2006 [38]
93Flag of Gabon.svg  Gabon 21 December 2006 [38]
94Flag of Niger.svg  Niger 21 December 2006 [38]
95Flag of Sudan.svg  Sudan 10 January 2007 [38]
96Flag of Burkina Faso.svg  Burkina Faso 12 January 2007 [38]
97Flag of Benin.svg  Benin 21 February 2007 [38]
98Flag of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.svg  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 22 February 2007 [38]
99Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia 1 March 2007 [75]
100Flag of Burundi.svg  Burundi 13 March 2007 [38]
101Flag of Djibouti.svg  Djibouti 14 March 2007 [76]
102Flag of Guinea.svg  Guinea 20 April 2007 [38]
103Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay 4 May 2007 [44]
104Flag of Guatemala.svg  Guatemala 7 May 2007 [38]
105Flag of Mauritania.svg  Mauritania 9 May 2007 [38]
106Flag of Ecuador.svg  Ecuador 4 June 2007 [38]
107Flag of Mali.svg  Mali 5 June 2007 [38]
108Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast 6 June 2007 [38]
109Flag of Venezuela.svg  Venezuela 9 July 2007 [38]
110Flag of Paraguay.svg  Paraguay 16 July 2007 [38]
111Flag of Honduras.svg  Honduras 19 July 2007 [38]
112Flag of Dominica.svg  Dominica 23 July 2007 [38]
113Flag of Nicaragua.svg  Nicaragua 28 August 2007 [38]
114Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica 11 September 2007 [77]
115Flag of Antigua and Barbuda.svg  Antigua and Barbuda 6 December 2007 [38]
116Flag of Suriname.svg  Suriname 6 December 2007 [38]
117Flag of Belize.svg  Belize 28 February 2008 [78]
118Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg  Bosnia and Herzegovina 15 September 2008 [38]
119Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka 27 October 2008 [38]
Flag of the Vatican City - 2001 version.svg  Holy See 4 November 2008 [79]
120Flag of Nepal.svg    Nepal 8 January 2009 [38]
121Flag of Vietnam.svg  Vietnam 11 February 2009 [38]
122Flag of Saint Kitts and Nevis.svg  Saint Kitts and Nevis 25 June 2009 [38]
123Flag of North Macedonia.svg  North Macedonia 4 September 2009 [38]
124Flag of Panama.svg  Panama 15 December 2009 [38]
125Flag of Georgia.svg  Georgia 15 January 2010 [38]
126Flag of Samoa.svg  Samoa 18 March 2010 [38]
127Flag of Guinea-Bissau.svg  Guinea-Bissau 22 March 2010 [38]
128Flag of Montenegro.svg  Montenegro 16 July 2010 [38]
129Flag of Liberia.svg  Liberia 21 September 2010 [80]
130Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg  Solomon Islands 18 November 2010 [81]
131Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg  Papua New Guinea 2010 [82]
132Flag of Monaco.svg  Monaco 24 February 2011 [38]
133Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji 28 June 2011 [38]
134Flag of South Sudan.svg  South Sudan 9 July 2011 [83]
135Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia 28 March 2012 [84]
136Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda 4 September 2012 [85]
137Flag of Chad.svg  Chad 9 February 2015 [86]
138Flag of Sierra Leone.svg  Sierra Leone 16 February 2015 [87]
139Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal 16 March 2015 [88]
140Flag of Mauritius.svg  Mauritius 1 November 2017 [89]
Flag of Palestine.svg  State of Palestine 8 March 2017 [38]
Flag of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic.svg  Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic 31 May 2018 [90]
141Flag of the Comoros.svg  Comoros 26 September 2018 [38]
142Flag of Togo.svg  Togo 18 March 2021 [91]
143Flag of the Central African Republic.svg  Central African Republic 18 October 2021 [92]
144Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria 10 August 2022 [93]
145Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg  Democratic Republic of the Congo 9 February 2023 [94]
146Flag of Mongolia.svg  Mongolia 6 December 2023 [38]
147Flag of Saint Lucia.svg  Saint Lucia 6 December 2023 [95]
148Flag of Tajikistan.svg  Tajikistan 6 December 2023 [38]
149Flag of Laos.svg  Laos 11 December 2023 [38]
150Flag of Maldives.svg  Maldives 11 December 2023 [38]
151Flag of Armenia.svg  Armenia 14 December 2023 [96]
152Flag of The Gambia.svg  Gambia 13 February 2024 [97]

Bilateral relations

CountryFormal relations beganNotes
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 1973
  • Australia is accredited to Botswana from its high commission in Pretoria, South Africa.
  • Botswana has a high commission in Canberra and a consulate in Kendall [98]
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 26 September 1985Both countries established diplomatic relations on 26 September 1985 [99]
  • Botswana has an embassy in Brasília.
  • Brazil has an embassy in Gaborone.
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 6 January 1975Both countries established diplomatic relations on 6 January 1975 [100]

See Botswana–China relations

  • Botswana has an embassy in Beijing.
  • China has an embassy in Gaborone.
Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 10 April 1978Both countries established diplomatic relations on 10 April 1978 [101]
  • Botswana is accredited to Greece from its Permanent Representation to the United Nation Office in Geneva, Switzerland.
  • Greece is accredited to Botswana from its embassy in Pretoria, South Africa. [102]
Flag of Guyana.svg  Guyana 28 October 1975
  • Both countries have established diplomatic relations on 28 October 1975. [103]
  • Guyana is accredited to Botswana from its Permanent Mission to the United Nations in New York City. [104]
  • Both countries are full members of Commonwealth of Nations.
Flag of India.svg  India 17 January 1972See Botswana–India relations
  • Botswana has a high commission in New Delhi.
  • India has a high commission in Gaborone.
Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia 28 March 2012Both countries established diplomatic relations on 28 March 2012 [105]
  • Botswana is accredited to Indonesia from its high commission in Canberra, Australia. [106]
  • Indonesia is accredited to Botswana from its embassy in Pretoria, South Africa. [106] [107]
Flag of Israel.svg  Israel See Botswana–Israel relations
  • Botswana is accredited to Israel from its high commission London, United Kingdom.
  • Israel is accredited to Botswana from its embassy in Pretoria, South Africa.
Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 30 October 1967 [108] See Botswana–Kenya relations
  • Botswana has a high commission in Nairobi.
  • Kenya has a high commission in Gaborone.
Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 5 December 1975Both countries established diplomatic relations on 5 December 1975 [109]
  • Botswana is accredited to Mexico from its embassy in Washington, D.C., United States and maintains an honorary consulate in Mexico City. [110]
  • Mexico is accredited to Botswana from its embassy in Pretoria, South Africa. [111]
Flag of Namibia.svg  Namibia 11 September 1990See Botswana–Namibia relations

Botswana–Namibia relations are friendly, with the two neighbouring countries cooperating on economic development. Botswana gained independence from Britain in September 1966. Namibia gained independence from South Africa in 1990 following the Namibian War of Independence.

  • Botswana has a high commission in Windhoek.
  • Namibia has a high commission in Gaborone.
Flag of North Korea.svg  North Korea 27 December 1974, [112] but severs 19 February 2014 [113] See Botswana–North Korea relations
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 6 March 1970See Botswana–Russia relations

Botswana and the Soviet Union initiated diplomatic relations on 6 March 1970. Despite its pro-Western orientation, Botswana participated in the 1980 Summer Olympics. The present-day relations between the two countries are described as friendly and long standing. In March, the two countries also celebrated the 35th anniversary of establishing diplomatic relations. According to the minister of Foreign Affairs, Russia was one of the first countries to establish full diplomatic relations with Botswana. [114]

Trade and economic cooperation between Russia and Botswana are stipulated by the Trade Agreement of 1987 and the Agreement on Economic and Technical Cooperation of 1988. The Government of the Russian Federation and the Government of the Republic of Botswana signed the Agreement on Cultural, Scientific and Educational Cooperation in September 1999. Russia and Botswana have had fruitful cooperation in a variety of fields, particularly in human resource development. And Russia is still offering more scholarship in key sectors such as health, which is currently experiencing a critical shortage of manpower. Botswana also is one of the countries where Russian citizens do not require a visa. [115] Russia has an embassy in Gaborone, while Botswana covers Russia from its embassy in Stockholm (Sweden) and an honorary consulate in Moscow.

Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 22 June 1994Both countries established diplomatic relations on 22 June 1994 [116]

See Botswana–South Africa relations

Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 18 April 1968The establishment of diplomatic relations between the Republic of Korea and the Republic of Botswana began on 18 April 1968. [117] In 2011 the number of South Koreans living in Botswana amounted to 163. [118] Since 2014, the government of Botswana recognized ROK as the sole legitimate government of Korea. [119]
Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 20 January 1981 [120]
  • Permanent Representation of Botswana in the UN Geneva Office is also accredited to Turkey.
  • Turkey has an embassy in Gaborone [121]
  • Trade volume between the two countries was US$2.9 million in 2019. [121]
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 30 September 1966See Botswana–United Kingdom relations

Botswana established diplomatic relations with the United Kingdom on 30 September 1966. [1]

  • Botswana maintains a High Commission in London. [122]
  • The United Kingdom maintains a High Commission in Gaborone. [123]

The UK ruled Botswana from 1885, until Botswana achieved independence on 30 September 1966. Both countries share common membership of the Commonwealth of Nations, and the SACUM-UK Continuity Trade Agreement.

Flag of the United States.svg  United States 30 September 1966 [124] See Botswana–United States relations
Embassy of Botswana in Washington, D.C. Embassy of Botswana, Washington, D.C..jpg
Embassy of Botswana in Washington, D.C.

The United States considers Botswana an advocate of and a model for stability in Africa and has been a major partner in Botswana's development since its independence. The U.S. Peace Corps returned to Botswana in August 2002 with a focus on HIV/AIDS-related programs after concluding 30 years of more broadly targeted assistance in 1997. Similarly, the USAID phased out a long-standing bilateral partnership with Botswana in 1996, after successful programs emphasizing education, training, entrepreneurship, environmental management, and reproductive health. Botswana, however, continues to benefit along with its neighbours in the region from USAID's Initiative for Southern Africa, now based in Pretoria, and USAID's Southern Africa Global Competitiveness Hub, headquartered in Gaborone. The United States International Board of Broadcasters (IBB) operates a major Voice of America (VOA) relay station in Botswana serving most of the African continent.

In 1995, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) started the BOTUSA Project in collaboration with the Botswana Ministry of Health in order to generate information to improve tuberculosis control efforts in Botswana and elsewhere in the face of the TB and HIV/AIDS co-epidemics. Under the 1999 U.S. Government's Leadership and Investment in Fighting an Epidemic (LIFE) Initiative, CDC through the BOTUSA Project has undertaken many projects and has assisted many organizations in the fight against the HIV/AIDS epidemic in Botswana. Botswana is one of the 15 focus countries for PEPFAR, the President's Emergency Plan for Aids Relief, and has received more than $230 million since the program began in January 2004 through September 2007. PEPFAR assistance to Botswana, which totalled $76.2 million in FY 2007, is contributing to HIV/AIDS prevention, treatment, and care interventions.

The Governments of Botswana and the United States entered into an agreement in July 2000 to establish an International Law Enforcement Academy (ILEA) in Gaborone. The academy, jointly financed, managed and staffed by the two nations, provides training to police and government officials from across the Sub-Saharan region. The academy's permanent campus, in Otse outside of Gaborone, opened March 2003. Over 3,000 law enforcement professionals from Sub-Saharan Africa have received training from ILEA since it began offering classes in 2001.

  • Botswana has an embassy in Washington, D.C.
  • United States has an embassy in Gaborone.
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe 31 May 1983See Botswana–Zimbabwe relations

Both countries established diplomatic relations on 31 May 1983 [125]

Botswana still struggles to seal its border from thousands of Zimbabweans who flee economic collapse and political persecution. In 2015, 22,000 Zimbabweans were arrested and deported. This has increased to nearly 29,000 deportations in 2018. [126]

  • Botswana has an embassy in Harare.
  • Zimbabwe has an embassy in Gaborone.

Botswana and the Commonwealth of Nations

Botswana has been a republic in the Commonwealth of Nations since independence in 1966.

Botswana and FOSS

Bahrain has been a member of The Forum of Small States (FOSS) since the group's founding in 1992. [127]

See also

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