BURKINA FASO

120fr: this colorful 1986 World Post Day shows a stylized dove of peace and the UPU symbol at upper left, with the colors of an airmail label at the top

GHANA

C5: this issue celebrates the International Year of Peace with a stylized image of children and doves

COMOROS / Ile Comores

90fr: this large format soccer issue celebrates the 1982 World Cup Games held in Spain

CENTRAL AFRICAN REP. / Rep. Centrafricaine

90fr: Kembe Falls on the Kotto River (near Bangassou) is pictured on this 1985 landscape issue

GABON

200fr: this flora issue features the flame tree or flamboyant -- one of the most colorful seasonal sights of Africa

KENYA

Sh. 5, Sh. 7: This large format issue shows the traditional ceremonial dress of two groups: the Samburu and Taita peoples

LIBERIA

5c: this large format fauna issue shows a Chimpanzee clinging to the branches of a tree; historically, this species had a wide range in West Africa, but has declined markedly in recent decades due to deforestation

LIBERIA

50c: this issue celebrates the 15th anniv. of the Mano River Union, a cooperation agreement that unite Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone; seen here are flags and a map of the three countries

MOROCCO / Maroc

8,40: a pair of Atlas Lions surveys the savannah in this handsome 2011 issue

MALAWI

20t: this WWF birds issue features a pair of Wattled Cranes at a nest with two eggs; this gregarious species inhabits water edges and savannah

BENIN

15fr: this WWF issue shows the Roseate Tern, a migratory species which was widely hunted in the past century. It breeds in Europe and winters in the tropics and Africa.

BURKINA FASO

120fr: this 1985 air mail issue shows the national flag of Burkina Faso

ALGERIA / Algerie

30: this 2005 issue shows the cheetah, a fast running predator that is widespread but not numerous over the African savannah areas it inhabits

CONGO Rep.

250fr: this amazing 1993 fauna issue shows a river scene featuring a yawning Hippo and two Crab Plovers on the banks

GHANA

c25: this issue shows the local importance of cocoa, a cash crop with a flourishing export trade from Ghana and neighboring countries

CAMEROON

40 fr: WWF Issue of 1988 showing the Drill, a primate species known only from the tropical forests of NW Cameroon, eastern Nigeria and the island of Bioko (Equatorial Guinea). The forest habitat that the Drill needs to survive is threatened by deforestation throughout its range. This species is sexually dimorphic, with males growing to almost twice the size as females.

Dem. Rep. of CONGO / R. D. Congo

455fr: this current value is from an issue showing local minerals found in the Congo; the striking red Rhodochrosite is a manganese carbonate mineral found in several places, including Africa, S. America, Romania and in the U.S. Rocky mtns.

BOTSWANA

P.2.75: the lovely Moremi falls is featured on this issue showing tourist attractions; the falls cascade down a gorge in the eastern town of Moremi, situated on a bend of the Lotswane river, a tributary of the Limpopo