Anti-apartheid groups like the African National Congress (ANC) used Botswana and other countries in Southern Africa as refuge.[lower-alpha 1] The ANC set up bases in Gaborone that issued crash courses for guerilla attacks; under the guise of weekend tourists, new recruits would receive training on grenade handling and a list of targets to attack.[3] Despite Botswana's non-alignment policy,[lower-alpha 2] the South African Defence Force conducted several cross-border raids to stop the groups.