SENEGAL

380fr: this 2002 wildlife issue features giraffes on the Sahelian savannah

RWANDA

100, 200fr: one of the most important staple crops in the region, bananas dot many of the small farms across the "land of 1,000 hills"; agricultural field workers are seen on the 200fr issue

NIGER

150fr: the Dammah Oryx is featured on this endangered mammal WWF issue

MADAGASCAR

35fr: this 1992 large format butterfly issue shows the Argema in full regalia

SIERRA LEONE

Le 3, 5, 8, 10, 12, 20: Local forest birds are featured on this pre-war set

UGANDA / l'Ouganda

Sh. 500, 700: these issues show Ugandan landscapes, including the two falls at Murchison (cancelled at Soroti) and the rapids of Bugajali Falls, near Jinja

Rep. of SOUTH AFRICA

R1.30, R1.50: two values from a local legends set, depicting the "Rain Bull" and the mysterious "Treasure of the Grosvenor"

SEYCHELLES

R1.00: This 30th anniversary of Independence issue shows the new flag of this island nation, which changed designs in 1996 after the election of a new ruling party

TANZANIA

Sh. 10: this definitive fauna issue features the Black Rhino, which has been much-reduced by relentless poaching throughout its range

TRISTAN da CUNHA

15p: this lovely birds issue features the endemic Tristan Moorhen

SIERRA LEONE

Le200: this 1994 Christmas issue shows the famed "Marriage of the Virgin" painting by van Orley

LIBERIA

15c: this pre-war issue shows a Pygmy Hippo, a shy forest dweller of large rivers and wetlands

SEYCHELLES

R1, R5: Two wildlife issues showing a Flying Fox hanging at its roost, and a female Black Paradise Flycatcher, an endemic species

TUNISIA

250: the Dune Gazelle is featured on this 2002 fauna issue

SENEGAL

250fr: this airmail issue shows a flock of Greater Flamingos in the Djoudj Reserve

NIGER

735fr: this 2011 issue shows the mysterious ruins of the city of Djado, in NE Niger

TANZANIA

Sh. 5: the Kori Bustard is featured on this native birds issue

UGANDA

Sh. 300 (pair): Traditional Engoma drums are shown on this cultural issue