The Botswana Defence Force, commonly known as BDF, is an important national security partner of the Financial Intelligence Agency. The BDF plays a central role in defending Botswana’s sovereignty, protecting national interests, and supporting national security objectives.

The FIA’s partnership with the Botswana Defence Force strengthens cooperation in areas where financial intelligence supports national security, counter-terrorism financing, counter-proliferation financing, and the protection of Botswana’s financial system. Financial crime can be linked to broader security threats, and cooperation between the FIA and national security institutions helps ensure that suspicious financial activity is identified, assessed, and shared with the relevant competent authorities.

Through this partnership, the FIA contributes intelligence that may assist in identifying financial patterns, suspicious transactions, and possible risks connected to terrorism financing, proliferation financing, organised crime, or other threats to national security. The Botswana Defence Force provides an important national security perspective that supports coordinated responses to risks that may affect the country’s stability and safety.

The relationship supports Botswana’s wider anti-money laundering, counter-terrorism financing, and counter-proliferation financing framework. It encourages information sharing, inter-agency coordination, and cooperation on matters where financial intelligence and national defence interests intersect.

As a national partner, the Botswana Defence Force contributes to a whole-of-government approach to protecting Botswana. The FIA’s collaboration with the BDF reflects the importance of strong institutional partnerships in safeguarding the country, supporting national security, and preserving the integrity of the financial system.