The first civil-military cooperation awareness campaign, involving teams from Namibia and Botswana, will start next week.
 
The campaign, which will cover 23 villages in Namibia and 21 villages in Botswana, is aimed at educating communities living along the common Namibia-Botswana border on the importance of peaceful co-existence and good neighbourliness.

The campaign is part of a civil-military cooperation plan launched by the defence ministers of the two countries in June. 

During the exercise, communities will be made aware of crimes such as illegal border crossings, illegal fishing, wildlife crimes, human-wildlife conflict, cross-border smuggling activities, and cattle rustling.

Responding to a question, following official talks between Namibia and Botswana in Swakopmund, visiting President Mokgweetsi Masisi and President Nangolo Mbumba spoke about the motives behind the initiative.

The campaign will start with Impalila Island in the Zambezi Region, ending at the Mohembo border post in the Kavango East Region. 

In Botswana, the campaign will start in Kazungula and conclude at the Shakawe border post.