Relationship dossier
Germany
Botswana
Relationship assessment
A cooperative relationship with a longstanding development-cooperation component
Germany toward Botswana
+30Germany has supported development projects in Botswana through bilateral technical and financial cooperation.
Botswana toward Germany
+20Botswana has engaged with Germany in bilateral development cooperation, including cooperation on projects implemented in Botswana.
Overall relationship
+25The relationship has a durable cooperative foundation in bilateral development work, including German technical and financial support for projects in Botswana and Botswana’s participation in that cooperation. The breadth and present scope of the partnership are less clear.
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
Germany and Botswana have maintained a cooperative relationship centered in part on development cooperation. Germany has supported projects in Botswana through bilateral technical and financial cooperation, while Botswana has engaged in that cooperation. The partnership has continued as Botswana’s economic status changed, though the present scope and implementation of bilateral programs are unclear.
Key developments
Bilateral technical and financial development cooperation became a substantive feature of Germany–Botswana relations.
Major uncertainties
- The current scope and implementation of bilateral development cooperation are unclear.
- The extent of cooperation in areas beyond development is unclear.