In Zambia it covers the northern half of the country above Lusaka, including the eastern and western "ears" and the Copperbelt.

[2] The woodlands contain much typical miombo flora of high trees with shrub and grassland underneath, but has much other plant life too.

Large carnivores include lion (Panthera leo), leopard (Panthera pardus), cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus), spotted hyena (Crocuta crocuta), striped hyena (Hyaena hyaena), African wild dog (Lycaon pictus) and side-striped jackal (Canis adustus).

There are two endemic bird species, both found in the area of the ecoregion within the Democratic Republic of the Congo: the Lake Lufira weaver (Ploceus ruweti) and the black-lored waxbill (Estrilda nigriloris).

In Congo, Katanga has a copper and cobalt mining industry, and there is a railway line north through the province from the capital Lubumbashi.

In Tanzania the Lake Tanganyika port of Kigoma is the starting point for a visit to Gombe Stream National Park.