The unclaimed area to the north of the Cape Colony was proclaimed German South West Africa in 1880, but they quickly ran into numerous problems, since Germany was inexperienced at colonization.
Kawasan yang tidak diklaim di utara Cape Colony diproklamirkan sebagai German South West Africa (Afrika Barat Daya Jerman) pada tahun 1880, tetapi segera menghadapi banyak persoalan, karena Jerman tidak berpengalaman mengurus kolonisasi.