They didn't serve in Europe but in the fringe battles in Africa, where Allied forces fought in the then-German colonies of German South West Africa (now Namibia) and German East Africa (now ...

However, World War 1 brought it all to an abrupt halt. In 1915, South African troops took control of German South West Africa, and the railway was destroyed. After the war, De Beers, a South ...

As you move into Southern Africa, you may notice a narrow panhandle jutting out from Namibia. This is the Caprivi Strip. Until the early 20th century, Germany controlled German South West Africa ...

Drug Wars Follow the Leaders Rites of Passage It's Not What It Was Higher Powers Barriers and Borders The Wilder Shores The Last of the Founding Fathers Kate Adie introduces reports on South ...

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For nearly two decades, a German couple have called South Africa their second home. Since 2005, pensioners Petra and Alfred Grueniger say they have invested millions of rand into the country ...

South Africa, Lesotho and Eswatini. Consular jurisdiction: Free State, Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal, Limpopo, North West, Mpumalanga, the Kingdoms of Lesotho and Eswatini ...

The first battle between Germany and Britain ... around the coast of Africa. The British feared this would put troop ships from Australia, New Zealand and South Africa in danger of attack.

Mr. Nujoma and his forces — the South-West Africa People’s Organization ... fought to oust White-ruled South Africa, which took hold over the former German colony after World War I.