SENEGAL

200fr, 180fr: two wildlife issues, at top a 1986 WWF issue showing Ndama Gazelles, and below a green chameleon issued in 1990

TANZANIA

Sh. 350, 400: two stamps from a set showing East African mountains; at top is Mt. Kenya and the lower stamp shows Tanzania's Udzungwa Range

TUNISIA

250: this 2002 art issue shows a herd of gazelles in original colors, by Aly Ben Salem

RWANDA

50fr, 70fr: Two flora issues showing a Disa lily in bloom and the large fruiting Symphonia, a tree used for timber and also noted as having medicinal properties

ZIMBABWE

77c: this 1992 fauna issue features the Serval, a secretive feline of the savannah region

MAURITIUS / Ile Maurice

R2, R4: two stamps from a 2004 issue celebrating the Rodrigues National Assembly

MOZAMBIQUE

50c: this cultural issue shows a mask of the Mapiko tradition of adolescent initiation into adulthood

SIERRA LEONE

L10: this 1990 butterfly definitive features a stunning Small Striped Swordtail

TANZANIA

Sh. 200: this issue shows scenery along the Rufiji River, in the Selous Game Reserve, with palms, elephants and a hippo

RWANDA

100fr: this issue, part of a flora definitive series, shows the brightly colored Gloriosa Lily, a native species widespread in southern Africa

SENEGAL

300fr: this 1998 World Cup soccer issue shows various flags of countries competing for the title, including several African countries such as Cameroon and Tunisia

SOUTH AFRICA / Afrique du Sud

Standard rate: the Lesser Flamingo feeds on micro-organisms in soda lakes across E. and southern Africa; in S. Africa the species can be seen in the St. Lucia Wetlands Park, Kwazulu Natal

TOGO

200fr: this World Cup soccer issue dates from 1996, and shows the flag of France, the host of the 1998 games

ZAMBIA / Zambie

K1000: this butterfly issue shows the Figtree Blue (Mirina spp.)

ZIMBABWE

Z$ 2000, 5000: A cover with inflation era definitives issued 2007 showing native birds. At top is the Purple Gallinule, an aquatic wader. Below is the fruit-eating Purple-crested Turaco.

TANZANIA / Tanzanie

Sh. 13 and 500: two stamps from a 1990 World Cup issue illustrate a penalty kick and a corner kick with national teams on the field

UGANDA

Sh. 15: the Red-throated Bee Eater is a gregarious insect-seeker with a wide distribution across Africa, from Gambia to Sudan and Uganda in E. Africa

UGANDA

Sh. 1200: this stamp shows traditional attire of the Acholi ethnic group, speakers of Luo that number over one million in Uganda.

Sh. 1400: this traditional cultures issue shows dances from the Teso region, comprising 6 districts and making up Uganda's fifth largest ethnic group, with over 3 million people

TOGO

400fr: this 1996 birds issue features the Chaffinch, a Eurasian species which has been widely introduced, including to W. Africa

ZAIRE

80z: this 1988 issue is a high value of a set showing air transport and planes; showing various hot air balloons, the oldest form of manned air travel, developed in 1783. A clear town cancel can be seen from Bukavu, South Kivu Province

ZIMBABWE

35c: this 1986 issue shows regional flags to celebrate cooperation among the SADCC countries of southern Africa

TUNISIA / Tunisie

600: this 2012 World Post Day issue shows a dove of peace framed by a map of North Africa