TUNISIA / Tunisie

1,100: this 2004 issue celebrates the sprawling urban park of Ennahli, in the Araniyah sector of Tunis, showing its green scenery and wildlife.

SOMALIA

Sh.3: this 1977 fauna issue features the Reticulated Giraffe, a charismatic mammal of the East African savannah

UGANDA

Sh. 50, 2000: Two values from a World Cup '94 set showing players from various national teams competing.

Smithsonian: African Cosmos Exhibit

A current exhibit in the Smithsonian Museum of African Art features art and stamps that depict the relation between Africans and the cosmos. See full article and stamp images at: http://africancosmosdiary.wordpress.com/

TANZANIA

300 Sh: this issue depicts the endemic Banded Green Sunbird, from a local rare birds set that shows species in decline.

SENEGAL

145fr: this 1993 wildlife protection issue shows the threats of Ivory poaching, which have decimated elephant populations across the region

UGANDA

Sh. 150, 300: two values from a series showing native fruit crops, shown here are bananas and breadfruit

UGANDA

Sh. 50: this issue shows the Sipi Falls, a series of falls on the edge of Mt. Elgon NE of Mbale. This value is from an attractive series showing Ugandan natural sites and scenery.

UGANDA

Sh. 250: This 1994 issue shows a den of cheetah cubs in the African savannah, and celebrates the centennial of the Sierra Club, a prominent conservation NGO

BOTSWANA

P5.50: this fauna issue shows the Burchell's Zebra, the national animal of Botswana

DJIBOUTI

180fr: this colorful 1984 air mail issue celebrates Galileo's success in building a telescope in 1609

ALGERIA / Algerie

5: this 1997 issue celebrates the 25th anniv. of a regional police cooperation association, and shows a map of the countries that take part

ANGOLA

27e: this colorful 2004 issue celebrates the story of Christmas with the three wise men crossing a star-filled desert

BENIN

150fr: this lovely 1999 fauna series from Benin features endangered species from around the world with range maps; seen here is the Jaguar, the top predator in Central and S. America

BOTSWANA

10t: the Rock Paintings of Tsodilo Hills date back nearly 20,000 years and are a UNESCO World Heritage site; many of the designs feature local fauna, such as this rhino

CONGO

70fr: a fruit bat is shown hanging from a branch on this 1983 fauna issue

The GAMBIA / Gambie

2b: from a colorful flora series, this stamp shows the "Widow of last year" flower, Clerodendrum splendens

CHAD / Tchad

750fr: this 2000 issue shows celebrates scouting, and shows a water buffalo and an oxpecker (bird perched on upper right)

BURUNDI

90fr: this 2008 flora issue shows the flower of the Erythrina, known as the Coral or Flame Tree, a widespread species that brightens the landscape of roads and villages across Africa

EGYPT

15p: this lovely 1987 issue shows historical sites in upper Egypt and Sinai

30p. this stamp shows a bas-relief image detail from a temple