Naulila is a town and commune in the municipality of Ombadja, province of Cunene, Angola.

Located on the Cunene River which separates Angola and Namibia, Naulila was the scene of fighting between Portuguese Angola and German South West Africa during the early stages of World War I.

On 19 October 1914, a German military column crossed the border and entered Angola without authorisation from the Portuguese authorities.

On 18/19 December, Victor Franke led a successful retaliatory attack, defeating the Portuguese at Naulila.

Today, in the town of Outjo, Namibia, there is a monument and a cemetery commemorating German losses in the incidents at Naulila in 1914.