𝐁𝐨𝐭𝐬𝐰𝐚𝐧𝐚 𝐑𝐞𝐝 𝐂𝐫𝐨𝐬𝐬 𝐒𝐨𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐭𝐲 𝐀𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐬 𝐁𝐃𝐅 𝐄𝐱𝐞𝐫𝐜𝐢𝐬𝐞 𝐔𝐡𝐮𝐫𝐮 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔

This week, our Secretary General & CEO Dr Kutlwano Mukokomani, Communications Officer Ms Sandra Sethaiso and Data Protection Officer Mr Mopati Sampisi attended the Botswana Defence Force (BDF) Exercise UHURU 2026, a Combined Joint African Exercise aimed at strengthening regional cooperation and integration in Peace Support Operations.

The exercise brings together staff colleges from across the Southern African Development Community (SADC), including Botswana, Angola, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Tanzania, Zambia and Zimbabwe.

This exercise gives BRCS an opportunity to understand how national and regional security actors respond to crises and to strengthen relationships that could be useful during emergencies.

The Red Cross helps reinforce principles such as neutrality and impartiality which are important when military and humanitarian actors are operating in the same environment.