Botswana has deployed an initial contingent to Mozambique as part of the Southern African Development Community's (SADC's) mission to help counter the insurgency in the northern province of Cabo Delgado. Botswanan President Mok-gweetsi Masisi dressed in military uniform for the send-off ceremony at Sir Seretse Khama International Airport on 26 July. "As your commander in chief, I am alive to the fact that you will be facing a deceptive enemy which is likely to use asymmetric warfare, unconventional and underhand warfare tactics against yourselves and the population you will be protecting," he said. "As professionals, you stand for much more than they do and must avoid emulating them and sinking to their level." Noting that Botswana has been suffering economically due to the Covid-19 pandemic, he said that local companies would provide some of the services for what he referred to as the SADC Mission in Mozambique (SAMIM), giving as an example the use of Air Botswana to fly soldiers to the country.
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机译：博茨瓦纳已成为莫桑比克的首次职责，作为南部非洲发展社区（SADC）使命，以帮助抵制北部Cabo德尔加多省的叛乱。 Botswanan总统Mok-Gweetsi Masisi穿着军装于7月26日Sir Seretse Khama International Airport的派遣仪式。 “作为酋长的指挥官，我还活着这一事实，你将面临着一个欺骗性的敌人，该敌人可能会使用不对称的战争，非常规和生效的战术，以及你将保护的人口，”他说。 “作为专业人士，你站得超过他们的工作，并且必须避免模仿它们并沉到他们的水平。”注意到博茨瓦纳由于Covid-19大流行而在经济上遭受痛苦，他表示，当地公司将为他称为莫桑比克（SAMIM）的SADC使命提供一些服务，以借鉴空气博茨瓦纳的示例将士兵飞往该国。
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