A column of about 600 men cooperated with French forces in the operations in Cameroon and other units aided in the defence of northern Rhodesia.
By some writers Northern Rhodesia is included in South Africa, but that district belongs more accurately to the central portion of the continent.
The Katanga region is also served by lines forming a continuation of the Northern Rhodesia railway system.
The wealth of Katanga in copper is great, the richest deposits being in the southern districts, adjacent to the Northern Rhodesia border.
