Botswana's Foreign policy Development and Modes of Diplomacy

Botswana, country in the center of Southern Africa is one of the examples that is to change the perceptions of instability and underdevelopment in Africa. The territory is roughly triangular approximately 600 miles (965 km) from north to south and 600 miles from east to west with its eastern side protruding into a sharp point. While it was among the poorest countries of Africa, when it became independent, before its independence in 1966, Botswana was a British protectorate known as Bechuanaland. It was also one of the poorest and least-developed states in the world. The country is named after its dominant ethnic group, the Tswana Bechuana in older variant orthography. Since its independence the Republic of Botswana has gained international stature as a peaceful and increasingly prosperous democratic state. It is a member of the United Nations, the Commonwealth, the African Union (AU), and the Southern African Development Community (SADC). The secretariat of SADC is housed in the capital of Botswana, Gaborone. This book analyses the Diplomacy in Botswana.