The GAMBIA

D1: this tourism issue shows the beach, flora and pirogues at the Bakau Resort

GUINEA / Guinee

2000fr: this showy flora issue of 1998 shows the bloom of Quassia amara.

DJIBOUTI

100fr: this soccer issue celebrates the 1990 World Cup games, held in Italy

ERITREA

N$: this 2006 issue celebrates the 3rd Ministerial Conference on African cooperation with China

IVORY COAST / Cote d'Ivoire

180fr+20fr: a rarely-seen semi-postal, this issue shows elephants in the Abidjan Zoo, and was issued in 1999

GABON

125fr: this 1985 issue shows a village scene and the emblems of organizations engaged in the curing Leprosy

ETHIOPIA

4 birr: a traditional ornament is shown on this 2000 cultural artifacts issue 80c: Yangudi-Rassa National Park -- this 1999 issue features various animals inhabiting national parklands

GHANA

c20: Boxing is shown in a 1988 Seoul Olympics issue; Ghana's flag is shown as a backdrop

KENYA

Sh. 5, Sh. 10: The "Safari Rally" race is shown on a 1977 issue; below a bull elephant graces a recent fauna issue

MOROCCO / Maroc

6.80: the lovely Damascene Rose is featured on this 2009 flora issue

COMORES / Iles Comores

100fr: this overprinted issue shows the fruit and seed of the nutmeg, one of several spices grown for export in the Comoros

DJIBOUTI

100fr: this 1992 issue show traditional games, among the favorite pasttimes for leisure

LESOTHO

35s: Peace and the UN are featured on this 1995 issue

NIGERIA

N10, N20: World Cup Soccer players are shown on these 1998 issues

MALI

150fr: this 1998 trees issue shows Adansonia digitata, the Monkey-bread Tree, which produces an elongated, edible fruit

SENEGAL

290fr: this 1994 issue shows prehistoric creatures

MAURITANIA / Mauritanie

18um: this vertical issue celebrates 25th anniv. of independence and shows the map and flag of Mauritania, along with fishing, the country's main industry

SIERRA LEONE

Le600: this lovely sheetlet shows nine birds typical to the West African region; at left are two species of sunbirds, while most of the others represent the seedeater or weaver families