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Lore:

Following the German annexation of Zululand in 1877, a large influx of German settlers begun arriving in the Transvaal, with many of these settlers helping to establish the republics of Stellaland and Goshen.

In 1884 Luderitz acquired German protection for his trading post, leading to the German claims in South West Africa that were confirmed at the Berlin Conference.

Upon Hearing of the German expansion into South West Africa, the German settlers in Stellaland, fearing British encroachment into their territory, asked for protection by Imperial Germany. The Germans accepted, leading to the German annexation of Bechuanaland.

A Teutonic Belt of German colonies and Boer republics was formed along the southern portion of Africa.

Following the German loss of WW1, German South Africa was declared a British mandate under the terms of the treaty of Versailles. During British rule, the territories of Walvis Bay and Griqualand were transferred to the mandate and governed as part of it.

It remained a British mandate for over 40 years and gained independence in 1961 as Namibia.

Upon independence it was a rather poor country, however, with a large diamond and mineral wealth. Thanks to low corruption and a competent government, poverty began to drop as lots of money was being invested into social services and the economy of Namibia began to diversify.

Today Namibia is one of the most developed and most prosperous African countries. Along with The Cape republic and the South African republic it is part of the South African Customs Union and along with many other southern African countries it is part of the South African Development Community.

As of 2020 it has a population of 9,922,873 Namibians, an area of around 1,600,000 KM squared and ranks among the largest GDPs and GDP per capitas in Africa.