South Africans skeptical of nearby US Military bases after the US drop bombs in Iran

Recently on social media, South Africans have been raising questions if the United States of America has Military bases in the country. Some saying there is a US Military base in Botswana, and some refusing to acknowledge the alleged information.

So, the US Army has a base in South Africa too?

— Nthabeleng Likotsi (@MissNthabeleng) March 1, 2026

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They have one in Botswana, they strategically place these bases in a way that they are able to launch and attack any country within that region as missiles can’t fly from USA to Southern Africa for example.

— Don Castro (@Sandile312) March 1, 2026

There is no Foreign military bases in SADC except Mozambique which has SA and Rwanda military base camps.

— Vinny Vany 🇿🇦 (@Vince_lesiba) March 1, 2026

Foreign Military Bases in Africa… pic.twitter.com/8S27AvSIJH

— Philani Sikho (@SikhoPhilani) March 1, 2026

In 2016, the former US Army General Darryl Anthony Williams allegedly at the Army Times, mentioned that the Military has cooperative security locations setup in the African continent after the 2012 attack on the American diplomatic compound in Benghazi, Libya.
Williams said “We have very austere, lean, lily pads, if you will, all over Africa now,”
Of those, the Army is the caretaker for four – in Senegal, Ghana, Gabon and Uganda. It soon will also be responsible for a fifth site, slated to be stood up soon in Botswana.

These sites typically don’t hold U.S. troops and are sometimes used during training exercises, Williams said. But if needed or if there’s a likelihood of a potential challenge, the sites allow the U.S. military to stage up to 300 soldiers or Marines for a short-period of time, he said.

“We can stage [them] so they can surge to an event,” he said. “They enable readiness on the continent, they’re in a position where we can respond better on the continent are able to react quicker.”
The cooperative security locations are part of “increasing our presence in Africa,” Williams said.

In 2018, US Army released documents that show vast network of bases in Africa. With the Botswana base titled as Cooperative Security Location (CSL).

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