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Botswana

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Article

U.S., Botswanan forces hone special operational skills

12:00 AM11/3/2022
Maintaining relations through JCETs and other engagements illustrates the strong security cooperation between the partner nations to combat violent extremism and other external threats.
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Article

Partners host inaugural Women’s African Military Professional Legal Network in Botswana

12:23 PM9/8/2022
This inaugural event, held Aug. 6, 2022, was part of the larger sixth African Military Law Forum that took place Aug. 8-10, co-sponsored with the North Carolina National Guard and the Botswana Defence Force
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Article

Sixth African Military Law Forum in Botswana centers on WPS, providing counsel to commanders

8:00 AM9/8/2022
The legal engagement brought together over 80 African military legal advisors, magistrates, and professionals from 40 countries in Africa to share best professional practices.
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Article

Pan-African air mobility unit plans developed

7:31 AM9/6/2022
The Air Transport Sharing Mechanism capstone was held during the 5th Liaison Officer Working Group hosted by U.S. Air Forces Africa and Botswana Defence Force in Kasane, Botswana, Aug. 22-26, 2022.
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Article

Leadership by example: AFRICOM hosts senior enlisted conference

1:29 PM8/29/2022
Participants used the forum to discuss security cooperation, and the importance of leadership and professional military education.
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Article

Association of African Air Forces: twenty-seven African nations come together

8:01 AM8/24/2022
The event allows action officer-level personnel designated by their respective Air Forces to collaborate.
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Article

NC Guard hosts African Military Law Forum Advisory Council

11:16 AM5/12/2022
The forum, running April 26-28, 2022, provided legal advisors from several nations a chance to share their expertise in international, operational, administrative and civil law.
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Article

State Partnership Program critical to security cooperation in 93 countries

12:00 AM4/12/2022
What began with 13 partnerships in 1993 is now up to 87 partnerships with 93 countries (as of April 12, 2022), the SPP is guided by foreign policy goals to support combatant commanders and chiefs of mission.
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Article

U.S. donates isolation facilities in Botswana to support pandemic mitigation

10:27 AM12/9/2021
The two facilities, constructed through the U.S. Africa Command’s Overseas Humanitarian, Disaster, and Civic Aid program, will support critical pandemic mitigation efforts in the region.
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Press Release

Gen. Townsend visits Mozambique, South Africa, Botswana to advance mutual security interests

9:55 AM11/24/2021
U. S. Army Gen. Stephen Townsend, commander, U. S. Africa Command, wrapped up a multi-country trip to the Southern Africa region, Nov. 17-23.
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Gen. Townsend visits Mozambique, South Africa, Botswana to advance mutual security interests

9:43 AM11/24/2021
U.S. Army General Stephen Townsend, commander, U.S. Africa Command, observes Mozambican Armed Defense Forces training as part of the European Union Training Mission in Mozambique Nov. 18, 2021. The visit to Maputo was part of a multi-country trip to the Southern Africa region from Nov. 17-23 to reinforce the U.S. government’s commitment to supporting peace and stability in the region.
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Gen. Townsend visits Mozambique, South Africa, Botswana to advance mutual security interests

9:43 AM11/24/2021
U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Richard Thresher, U.S. Africa Command senior enlisted leader, speaks with Botswana Defense Force non-commissioned officers as part of a multi-country trip to the Southern Africa region from Nov. 17-23. “The Botswanan Defense Force is an excellent example of a military with a strong, professional non-commissioned officer corps,” said Thresher. “I look forward to continuing the strong relationship forged through the African Enlisted Development Strategy.”
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Gen. Townsend visits Mozambique, South Africa, Botswana to advance mutual security interests

9:43 AM11/24/2021
U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Richard Thresher, U.S. Africa Command senior enlisted leader, speaks with Botswana Defense Force non-commissioned officers as part of a multi-country trip to the Southern Africa region from Nov. 17-23. “The Botswanan Defense Force is an excellent example of a military with a strong, professional non-commissioned officer corps,” said Thresher. “I look forward to continuing the strong relationship forged through the African Enlisted Development Strategy.”
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Article

USAFE-AFAFRICA hosts African partners for the return of vital conference

12:00 AM11/8/2021
The forum provided the air chiefs an opportunity to discuss their shared vision for the future of multination coordination and interoperability in Africa.
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Article

Virtual African Air Chiefs Symposium strengthens alliances

12:00 AM4/6/2021
The 10th annual AACS focused on exchanging experiences and examining opportunities to cooperate and collaborate in order to improve and support air operations across Africa.
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U.S. government funds COVID-19 isolation clinics across Botswana

8:52 AM3/19/2021
The U.S. government, through the Department of Defense’s Office of Security Cooperation (OSC), provided P18.7 million to build COVID-19 isolation clinics across Botswana. The project includes 14 modular structures and can be utilized to provide services for 112 patients.
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U.S. government funds COVID-19 isolation clinics across Botswana

8:51 AM3/19/2021
The U.S. government, through the Department of Defense’s Office of Security Cooperation (OSC), provided P18.7 million to build COVID-19 isolation clinics across Botswana. The project includes 14 modular structures and can be utilized to provide services for 112 patients.
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Article

U.S. government funds COVID-19 isolation clinics across Botswana

8:40 AM3/19/2021
The clinics will benefit community health workers, policymakers, managers, ministries responsible for managing and implementing community-based health services, civil society organizations and local businesses directly engaged in the provision of community health services.
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Article

Chiefs of Defense meet: African voices for a secure future

8:36 AM2/17/2021
U.S. Africa Command hosted senior commanders from 46 African militaries during a virtual Chiefs of Defense Conference Jan. 27, 2021.
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Final installment of donated medical equipment reaches Namibia, Botswana

4:09 PM11/12/2020
Army Lt. Col. Robert Hammack, the Office of Security Cooperation chief at the U.S. Embassy in Botswana, loads medical equipment being donated by the United States at the border crossing between Botswana and South Africa on Sept. 23, 2020.
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Final installment of donated medical equipment reaches Namibia, Botswana

4:09 PM11/12/2020
U.S. Ambassador to Botswana, Craig Cloud ( second from right) poses with Peggy Surame, Botswana’s Minister of Investment, Trade and Industry ( second from left) and Assistant Minister of Presidential Affairs Dumizweni Mthimkhula (center) during an official ceremony to mark the handover of medical equipment from the United States to Botswana in Gaborone, Botswana, on August 27, 2020. Also pictured are U.S. Army Lt. Col. Ravi Balaram and Lt. Col. Robert Hammack. The most recent transfer of medical equipment from the U.S. to Botswana took place on Sept. 23.
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Article

Final installment of donated medical equipment reaches Namibia, Botswana

4:09 PM11/12/2020
The latest donation completes a $100 million Namibian dollars ($6.71 million US) donation of medical equipment to Namibia announced this spring.
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Virtual communication forum centers on female roles in cybersecurity

4:15 PM9/11/2020
Dozens of female communication professionals from U.S. Africa Command and multiple African militaries came together during a two-day, virtual symposium Sept. 9-10.
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Virtual communication forum centers on female roles in cybersecurity

4:15 PM9/11/2020
Dozens of female communication professionals from U.S. Africa Command and multiple African militaries came together during a two-day, virtual symposium Sept. 9-10.
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Virtual communication forum centers on female roles in cybersecurity

3:35 PM9/11/2020
Dozens of female communication professionals from U.S. Africa Command and multiple African militaries came together during a two-day, virtual symposium Sept. 9-10.
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Article

Virtual communication forum centers on female roles in cybersecurity

3:16 PM9/11/2020
Delegates from AFRICOM, including cyber operations planners, met with African representatives from Burkina Faso, Chad, Botswana, Ghana, Malawi, Rwanda, and Uganda to strengthen partner networks.
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Article

Army component and African senior leaders discuss security cooperation

10:23 AM6/25/2020
Maj. Gen. Cloutier introduced Maj. Gen. Andrew Rohling, incoming U.S. Army Africa commander, to each senior leader and affirmed ongoing partnerships.
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