We do not need a US military base

He said a US base responsible for the African continent is currently in Stuttgart, Germany but the Americans want to move it to the continent. The US is looking for a location and Botswana is one of the countries that are being considered. However, the minister could not shed light on whether Botswana is amiable to such a proposal.  We hope the good minister, being a chief diplomat that he is, was just being diplomatic by not disclosing that we have turned down the American proposal.

Admittedly, we have had a long and fruitful cooperation, mainly developmental, with the various US administrations over the years. And we are grateful for this. We are nevertheless concerned about the American security arrangements that of late are becoming part of our lives.  For instance, Batswana publicly opposed the agreement that the government signed with the US on June 30, 2003.