Relationship dossier
Botswana
Sudan
Relationship assessment
Botswana’s support for enforcing the ICC warrant for Omar al-Bashir has been a point of bilateral tension.
Botswana toward Sudan
-15Botswana supported the ICC arrest warrant for Sudanese president Omar al-Bashir and stated that it would enforce the warrant if he entered Botswana.
Sudan 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 the International Criminal Court’s effort to bring Sudanese president Omar al-Bashir before the court, including stating that it would enforce the ICC arrest warrant if he entered Botswana. Information about Sudanese government conduct specifically toward Botswana and broader bilateral cooperation is limited.
Areas of tension
- Botswana’s support for enforcing the ICC arrest warrant for Omar al-Bashir.
Key developments
Botswana stated that it would enforce the ICC arrest warrant for Sudanese president Omar al-Bashir if he entered the country.
Major uncertainties
- The extent of Sudanese government responses to Botswana’s position on the ICC warrant is unclear.
- The scope of other bilateral agreements or government cooperation is unclear.