Relationship dossier
Botswana
Palestine
Relationship assessment
Botswana has supported Palestinian statehood in multilateral diplomacy; reciprocal bilateral cooperation is unclear.
Botswana toward Palestine
+25Botswana has supported Palestinian statehood in multilateral diplomacy and voted in favor of the United Nations General Assembly resolution of 10 May 2024 recommending Palestine’s admission as a member state.
Palestine toward Botswana
Not assessedOverall relationship
Not assessedHow 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 supported Palestinian statehood in multilateral diplomacy, including voting in favor of a 2024 United Nations resolution recommending Palestine’s admission as a member state. Information about concrete Palestinian government cooperation with Botswana is insufficient to assess the reciprocal relationship.
Key developments
Botswana voted in favor of a United Nations General Assembly resolution recommending Palestine’s admission as a member state.
Major uncertainties
- The scope of direct cooperation between the Palestinian and Botswanan governments is unclear.
- The extent and continuity of Botswana’s bilateral engagement with Palestinian authorities are unclear.