Foreign relations of Botswana

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.

Diplomatic relations

List of countries which Botswana maintains diplomatic relations with:

#	Country	Date
1	United Kingdom	30 September 1966[1]
2	Japan	30 September 1966[2]
3	United States	30 September 1966[3]
4	Germany	1 October 1966[4]
5	Zambia	28 November 1966[5]
6	France	2 February 1967[6]
7	Philippines	6 February 1967[7]
8	Malawi	1 July 1967[8]
9	Netherlands	10 August 1967[9]
10	Switzerland	22 August 1967[10]
11	Ethiopia	19 October 1967[5]
12	Kenya	30 October 1967[5]
13	Norway	30 November 1967[11]
14	South Korea	18 April 1968[12]
15	Austria	5 December 1968[13][14]
16	Canada	19 December 1968[15]
17	Nigeria	1968[16]
18	Czech Republic	2 March 1970[5]
19	Russia	17 March 1970[17]
20	Serbia	5 September 1970[18]
21	Sweden	19 December 1970[19]
22	Italy	1970[20]
23	Denmark	24 September 1971[21]
24	Romania	7 October 1971[22]
25	Belgium	9 November 1971[21]
26	Tanzania	29 November 1971[23]
27	India	5 December 1972[24]
28	Israel	December 1972[25]
29	Egypt	7 March 1973[26]
30	Lesotho	April 1973[27]
31	Australia	9 July 1973[28]
—	North Korea (suspended)	27 December 1974[29]
32	China	6 January 1975[30]
33	Guyana	28 October 1975[31]
34	Mexico	5 December 1975[32]
35	Mozambique	1975[33]
36	Angola	18 February 1976[34]
37	Libya	14 March 1977[35]
38	Eswatini	20 May 1976[36]
39	Cuba	9 December 1977[37]
40	Argentina	28 March 1978[38]
41	Greece	10 April 1978[38]
42	Finland	1 July 1978[39]
43	Poland	22 November 1978[38]
44	Ghana	21 May 1979[40]
45	Portugal	21 April 1980[41]
46	Hungary	30 April 1980[42]
47	Turkey	20 January 1981[38]
48	Spain	29 April 1981[43]
49	Jamaica	4 May 1982[38]
50	Bulgaria	16 August 1982[44]
51	Albania	30 August 1982[45]
52	Zimbabwe	31 May 1983[46]
53	Bangladesh	21 June 1983[47]
54	Thailand	29 November 1985[48]
55	Brazil	26 September 1985[38]
56	Iraq	10 July 1986[49]
57	Pakistan	20 August 1986[50]
58	New Zealand	1987[51]
59	Seychelles	30 September 1988[38]
60	Vanuatu	1 November 1988[52]
61	Iceland	1988[53]
62	Colombia	25 April 1989[38]
63	Namibia	26 July 1990[54]
64	Malaysia	26 November 1990[55]
65	Iran	1990[56]
66	Tunisia	11 November 1992[38]
67	Singapore	30 August 1993[57]
68	South Africa	22 June 1994[58]
69	Kuwait	10 June 1996[59]
70	Ireland	1996[60]
71	Chile	13 October 1997[61]
72	Trinidad and Tobago	11 May 1998[38]
73	Bahamas	13 September 2000[62]
74	Slovakia	29 March 2001[63]
75	Latvia	17 March 2003[64]
76	Estonia	3 June 2003[65]
77	Lithuania	17 February 2004[66]
78	Ukraine	4 March 2004[67]
79	Rwanda	September 2004[68]
80	Malta	6 January 2005[69]
81	Cyprus	22 February 2005[38]
82	Morocco	27 June 2005[38]
83	Slovenia	20 July 2005[38]
84	Madagascar	August 2005[70]
85	Croatia	9 September 2005[71]
86	Mauritius	7 February 2006[72]
87	Belarus	15 March 2006[38]
88	United Arab Emirates	28 April 2006[73]
89	Luxembourg	11 May 2006[74]
90	Dominican Republic	6 October 2006[75]
91	Republic of the Congo	9 November 2006[38]
92	Qatar	20 November 2006[38]
93	Equatorial Guinea	13 December 2006[76]
94	Barbados	20 December 2006[38]
95	Gabon	21 December 2006[38]
96	Niger	21 December 2006[38]
97	Sudan	10 January 2007[38]
98	Burkina Faso	12 January 2007[38]
99	Benin	21 February 2007[38]
100	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	22 February 2007[38]
101	Saudi Arabia	1 March 2007[77]
102	Burundi	13 March 2007[38]
103	Djibouti	14 March 2007[78]
104	Guinea	20 April 2007[38]
105	Uruguay	4 May 2007[45]
106	Guatemala	7 May 2007[38]
107	Mauritania	9 May 2007[38]
108	Ecuador	4 June 2007[38]
109	Mali	5 June 2007[38]
110	Ivory Coast	6 June 2007[38]
111	Venezuela	9 July 2007[38]
112	Paraguay	16 July 2007[38]
113	Honduras	19 July 2007[38]
114	Dominica	23 July 2007[38]
115	Nicaragua	28 August 2007[38]
116	Costa Rica	11 September 2007[79]
117	Antigua and Barbuda	6 December 2007[38]
118	Suriname	6 December 2007[38]
119	Belize	28 February 2008[80]
120	Bosnia and Herzegovina	15 September 2008[38]
121	Sri Lanka	27 October 2008[38]
—	Holy See	4 November 2008[81]
122	Nepal	8 January 2009[38]
123	Vietnam	11 February 2009[38]
124	Saint Kitts and Nevis	25 June 2009[38]
125	North Macedonia	4 September 2009[38]
126	Panama	15 December 2009[38]
127	Georgia	15 January 2010[38]
128	Samoa	18 March 2010[38]
129	Guinea-Bissau	22 March 2010[38]
130	Montenegro	16 July 2010[38]
131	Liberia	21 September 2010[82]
132	Solomon Islands	18 November 2010[83]
133	Papua New Guinea	2010[84]
134	Monaco	24 February 2011[38]
135	Fiji	28 June 2011[38]
136	South Sudan	9 July 2011[85]
137	Indonesia	28 March 2012[86]
138	Uganda	4 September 2012[87]
139	Chad	9 February 2015[88]
140	Sierra Leone	16 February 2015[89]
141	Senegal	16 March 2015[90]
—	State of Palestine	8 March 2017[38]
—	Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic	31 May 2018[91]
142	Comoros	26 September 2018[38]
143	Togo	18 March 2021[92]
144	Central African Republic	18 October 2021[93]
145	Algeria	10 August 2022[94]
146	Democratic Republic of the Congo	9 February 2023[95]
147	Mongolia	6 December 2023[38]
148	Saint Lucia	6 December 2023[38]
149	Tajikistan	6 December 2023[38]
150	Laos	11 December 2023[38]
151	Maldives	11 December 2023[38]
152	Armenia	14 December 2023[96]
153	Gambia	13 February 2024[97]
154	Bolivia	1 August 2024[38]
155	Uzbekistan	26 September 2024[98]

Bilateral relations

Country	Formal relations began	Notes
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[99]
Brazil	26 September 1985	Both countries established diplomatic relations on 26 September 1985[100] Botswana has an embassy in Brasília. Brazil has an embassy in Gaborone.
China	6 January 1975	Both countries established diplomatic relations on 6 January 1975[101] See Botswana–China relations Botswana has an embassy in Beijing. China has an embassy in Gaborone.
Greece	10 April 1978	Both countries established diplomatic relations on 10 April 1978[102] 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.[103]
Guyana	28 October 1975	Both countries have established diplomatic relations on 28 October 1975.[104] Guyana is accredited to Botswana from its Permanent Mission to the United Nations in New York City.[105] Both countries are full members of Commonwealth of Nations.
India	17 January 1972	See Botswana–India relations Botswana has a high commission in New Delhi. India has a high commission in Gaborone.
Indonesia	28 March 2012	Both countries established diplomatic relations on 28 March 2012[106] Botswana is accredited to Indonesia from its high commission in Canberra, Australia.[107] Indonesia is accredited to Botswana from its embassy in Pretoria, South Africa.[107][108]
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.
Kenya	30 October 1967[109]	See Botswana–Kenya relations Botswana has a high commission in Nairobi. Kenya has a high commission in Gaborone.
Mexico	5 December 1975	Both countries established diplomatic relations on 5 December 1975[110] Botswana is accredited to Mexico from its embassy in Washington, D.C., United States and maintains an honorary consulate in Mexico City.[111] Mexico is accredited to Botswana from its embassy in Pretoria, South Africa.[112]
Namibia	11 September 1990	See 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 South African Border War. Botswana has a high commission in Windhoek. Namibia has a high commission in Gaborone.
North Korea	27 December 1974,[113] but severs 19 February 2014[114]	See Botswana–North Korea relations
Russia	6 March 1970	See 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.[115] 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.[116] Russia has an embassy in Gaborone, while Botswana covers Russia from its embassy in Stockholm (Sweden) and an honorary consulate in Moscow.
South Africa	22 June 1994	Both countries established diplomatic relations on 22 June 1994[117] See Botswana–South Africa relations Botswana has a high commission in Pretoria and consulates-general in Cape Town and Johannesburg. South Africa has a high commission in Gaborone
South Korea	18 April 1968	The establishment of diplomatic relations between the Republic of Korea and the Republic of Botswana began on 18 April 1968.[118] In 2011 the number of South Koreans living in Botswana amounted to 163.[119] Since 2014, the government of Botswana recognized ROK as the sole legitimate government of Korea.[120]
Turkey	20 January 1981[121]	Permanent Representation of Botswana in the UN Geneva Office is also accredited to Turkey. Turkey has an embassy in Gaborone[122] Trade volume between the two countries was US$2.9 million in 2019.[122]
United Kingdom	30 September 1966	See Botswana–United Kingdom relations Botswana established diplomatic relations with the United Kingdom on 30 September 1966. Botswana maintains a high commission in London.[123] The United Kingdom is accredited to Botswana through its high commission in Gaborone.[124] The UK governed Botswana from 1885 to 1966, when it achieved full independence. Both countries share common membership of the Commonwealth, the International Criminal Court, and the World Trade Organization, as well as the SACUM–UK Economic Partnership Agreement.[125]
United States	30 September 1966[126]	See Botswana–United States relations 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.
Zimbabwe	31 May 1983	See Botswana–Zimbabwe relations Both countries established diplomatic relations on 31 May 1983[127] 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.[128] 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.^[129]

See also

• List of diplomatic missions in Botswana
• List of diplomatic missions of Botswana

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External links

• Embassy of the Russian Federation in Gaborone Archived 29 April 2009 at the Wayback Machine