After the war, with the signing of the Treaty of Versailles, Germany was forced to transfer its territory to the Union of South Africa in 1920, which at the time was a self-governing dominion of the British Empire.

[2] In 1977, the UK joined the Western Contact Group a diplomatic effort aimed to bring an internationally acceptable transition to independence for Namibia.

In April 1989, British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher paid a visit to the country, the very day when hostilities on all sides of the conflict where to formally cease.

[6] In October 1991, Queen Elizabeth II paid an official visit to Namibia and met with President Sam Nujoma.

In June 2016, UK Minister for Africa, James Duddridge, paid a visit to Namibia with a purpose on bolstering bilateral relations and expanding trade links with the nation.