BURUNDI

110fr: this 1993 issue commemorates the first democratically-elected leader of Burundi, Pres. Melchior Ndadaye, who sadly was assassinated in Oct. 1993 in the Presidential Palace in Bujumbura.

CAMEROON

200fr: Drill, an endangered primate species in NW Cameroon

ETHIOPIA / Ethiopie

1b: Black headed Forest Oriole, from the endemic birds series

ETHIOPIA / Ethiopie

35c White Winged Cliff Chat, an endemic bird of the rugged hills and terrain of highland Ethiopia

CONGO Rep.

50fr: The Pygmy Hippo, shown on a 1994 protected fauna issue, is a rare, nocturnal and highly endangered mammal from West Africa, where it is unevenly distributed and estimated to number only 3,000 in the wild.

CONGO Rep. (Brazzaville)

75fr: Fishing port of Yoro near the capital

ETHIOPIA / Ethiopie

2 birr: traditional transport (donkey rider) over rough terrain in rural areas

COMOROS / Archipel des Comores

50fr: this lovely issue shows the Courol, an endemic species from the Madagascar-Comoros area

CAMEROON / Cameroun

125fr: the African Gray Parrot is a widespread forest species, with distintinctive plumage including a bright crimson tail. This bird is very visible in towns and markets across West Africa as a popular cagebird.

GUINEA / Guinea

1000fr: this lovely stamp shows a typical rural African scene, of women carrying bundles of fuelwood, a 1996 issue.

IVORY COAST / Cote d'Ivoire

30 fr: The Akee (Blighia sapida) is from the soapberry family and is pictured on a 2000 Flora issue. This species is found throughout W. Africa and is notable for its very fragrant flower. Related to the lychee, it grows a pear-shaped reddish fruit with black seeds.

IVORY COAST / Cote d'Ivoire

100fr: endangered flora, issued in 2005. This stamp shows the Okoubaka, a medicinal plant that is allelopathic (causes the death of plants growing nearby) and is used by traditional healers to ward off spirits; 400fr: Napoleonaea, issued 2000, showing a species known from riverine forest, growing to heights of up to 50 feet.

IVORY COAST / Cote d'Ivoire

30fr: Modern transport is pictured on this 2005 issue, in myriad forms. At lower right is a water taxi.

GABON

100fr Commercially important fish species: Merou and Mulet are featured on this 1999 issue

ETHIOPIA / Ethiopie

50c: Dracaena steudneri, from a 1993 Flora and trees issue. Also known as the northern large-leafed Dragon tree, the Dracaena is a species known from higher altitudes (above 1500m) and inhabits the margins of forested areas and thickets

ERITREA / Eritree

Nf 1: This 2001 issue commemorates 10th Anniv. of Eritrean Independence, celebrated on May 24

GHANA

6000c: Flag and Fans of the Black Stars of Ghana Team, from the 2006 World Cup (Germany) issue

DJIBOUTI

30 fr: This issue commemorates 25 years of Sino-Djibouti Relations and shows the "People's Palace" and statue