Relationship dossier
Botswana
Mozambique
Relationship assessment
Botswana and Mozambique cooperate through bilateral agreements and regional security efforts.
Botswana toward Mozambique
+35Botswana contributed troops to the Southern African Development Community mission supporting Mozambique in Cabo Delgado, providing practical security assistance.
Mozambique toward Botswana
+25Mozambique has engaged with Botswana through bilateral cooperation agreements and a joint cooperation framework, including during President Filipe Nyusi’s 2017 visit to Botswana.
Overall relationship
+25The relationship combines bilateral diplomatic cooperation with regional security engagement, notably Botswana’s contribution to the mission supporting Mozambique in Cabo Delgado. The scale and implementation of the bilateral framework are not clear enough to characterize the partnership as close.
How to read these scores
Scores are rough judgments, not objective measurements or current verification. Directional scores describe government policy and conduct, not public opinion. The overall score is an independent estimate, never an average.
- −100
- Extreme sustained hostility
- −50
- Substantially adversarial
- 0
- Mixed or neutral, supported by knowledge
- +50
- Substantially cooperative
- +100
- Exceptionally close sustained partnership
“Not assessed” means there is no recorded score. Pair existence makes no claim about diplomatic recognition or established relations.
Relationship context
Overview
Botswana has contributed troops to the Southern African Development Community mission supporting Mozambique in Cabo Delgado. The two governments have also pursued bilateral cooperation through agreements and a joint cooperation framework. These actions indicate practical security and diplomatic engagement, although the scope and implementation of bilateral cooperation are unclear.
Key developments
Botswana and Mozambique pursued bilateral cooperation agreements during President Filipe Nyusi’s visit to Botswana.
Botswana contributed troops to the SADC mission supporting Mozambique in Cabo Delgado.
Major uncertainties
- The scope and implementation of the bilateral cooperation agreements are unclear.
- The scale and duration of Botswana’s contribution to the regional mission in Mozambique are uncertain.