Africa Stamp issuing areas & entities that have issued postage stamps

Eastern Africa

British East Africa 1890–1960

• Imperial British East Africa Company 1890–1895
• [British] East Africa Protectorate 1895–1897
• Uganda Protectorate 1895–1902
• Sultanate of Zanzibar [British Protectorate] 1895–1963
• [British] East Africa and Uganda Protectorates 1903–1922
• British Somaliland Protectorate 1903–1960
• British Occupation of Tanganyika area 1915–1922
• Mandated Territory of Tanganyika 1921–1931
• British Kenya-Uganda-Tanganyika (KUT) 1922–1960

Burundi 1962–today

• Burundi 1962–today

Comoros 1975–today

• Comoros 1975–today

Djibouti 1977–today

• Djibouti 1977–today

Eritrea –today

• Eritrea 1991–today

Ethiopia 1894–today

• French-Ethiopian Post 1894–1908
• Ethiopian Empire 1908–1936
• Ethiopian Empire 1942–1974
• Derg - People's Democratic Republic of Ethiopia 1974–1995
• Ethiopia 1995–today

French East Africa 1851–1977

• Réunion [French colony] 1851–1946
• Madagascar [French Offices] 1889–1895
• Nossi-bé [French Madagascar dependency] 1889–1894
• Diego Suerez [French Madagascar dependency] 1890–1894
• Obock [Djibouti, French administration] 1892–1894
• Anjouan [French Madagascar dependency] 1892–1900
• Mayotte [French colony] 1892–1900
• French Somali Coast 1893–1967
• Sainte-Marie [French Madagascar dependency] 1894
• Madagascar [French protectorate] 1895–1896
• Madagascar [French colony] 1896–1957
• Great Comores [French Madagascar dependency] 1897–1907
• Moheli [French Madagascar dependency] 1906
• French Comoros 1950–1975
• French Territory of the Afars and Issas 1967–1977

French Overseas Territories 1946–today

• Réunion 1946–1974
• Mayotte 1997–today

German East Africa 1893–1920

• German East Africa 1888–1920
• British Occupation of Mafia Island 1915–1916

Italian East Africa 1893–1950

• Italian Eritrea 1893–1936
• Italian Somaliland 1903–1936
• Jubaland (Oltre Giuba) 1925–1926
• Italian Ethiopia 1936
• Italian East Africa 1938–1942
• British Occupation of Italian Eritrea 1948–1951
• British occupation of Italian Somaliland 1948–1950

Kenya 1963–today

• Kenya 1963–today

Kenya-Uganda-Tanganyika (KUT) 1963–1976

• Kenya-Uganda-Tanganyika (KUT) 1963–1976

Madagascar 1957–today

• Madagascar 1957–today

Mauritius –today

• British Mauritius [British crown colony] 1847–1967
• Mauritius 1968–today

Mozambique –today

• Mozambique 1975–today

Portuguese East Africa 1876–1975

• Mozambique 1876–1975
• Mozambique Company 1892–1941
• Zambezia 1893–1917
• Inhambane 1895–1917
• Lourenco Marques 1895–1920
• Niassa (Nyassa) Company 1898–1925
• Quelimane 1914
• Tete 1914
• Kionga Triangle 1916

Rwanda 1962–today

• Rwanda 1962–today

Seychelles 1890–today

• Seychelles [British crown colony] 1890–1976
• Seychelles 1976–today
• Outer Islands (Zil Elwannyen Sesel) 1980–1992

Somalia –today

• UN Trust Territory of Somalia (under Italian administration) 1950–1960
• Somalia 1960–today

Tanganyika 1961–1962

• Tanganyika Republic 1961–1962

Tanzania 1964–today

• Tanzania and Zanzibar [United Republic of] 1964
• Tanzania [United Republic of] 1965–today

Uganda –today

• Uganda 1962–today

Zanzibar –today

• Sultanate of Zanzibar 1963
• People's Republic of Zanzibar and Pemba 1964
• Tanganyika-Zanzibar 1965–1967

Zimbabwe –today

• Rhodesia 1965–1978
• Zimbabwe 1980–today

Middle Africa

Angola –today

• Angola 1975–today

Belgian colonial empire in Africa 1886–1961

• Congo Free State 1886–1900
• Belgian Congo 1909–1960
• Belgian Occupation of German East Africa 1916–1922
• Ruanda-Urundi 1924–1961

British Central Africa 1891–1963

• British Central Africa Protectorate (BCA) 1891–1907
• British South Africa Company (BSAC) 1892–1917
• Nyasaland [Protectorate] 1907–1953
• Southern Rhodesia 1924–1953
• Northern Rhodesia 1925–1953
• [The Federation of] Rhodesia and Nyasaland 1954–1963

Central African Republic –today

• Central African Republic 1959–today

Chad 1959–today

• Chad 1959–today

Congo Republic 1958–today

• Republic of Congo (Brazzaville) 1958–1970
• Peoples Republic of Congo (Brazzaville) 1970–1992
• Republic of Congo (Brazzaville) 1992–today

Congo, Democratic Republic –today

• Republic of Congo - Democratic Republic of the Congo (Kinshasa) 1960–1971
• Zaire 1971–1997
• Democratic Republic of the Congo 1997–today

Equatorial Guinea 1968–today

• Equatorial Guinea [dictatorship] 1968–1979
• Equatorial Guinea 1979–today

French Equatorial Africa (AEF) 1886–1958

• French Gabon 1886–1932
• French Congo 1891–1903
• French Middle Congo 1907–1933
• Ubangi-shari 1915–1931
• French Cameroon 1921–1956
• French Chad 1922–1931
• French Equatorial Africa (AEF) 1936–1958

Gabon –today

• Gabon 1959–today

Katanga 1960–1962

• State of Katanga 1960–1962

Malawi 1964–today

• Malawi 1964–today

Portuguese colonies 1898–1945

• Portuguese colonies in Africa [General issues] 1898–1945

Portuguese West Africa 1870–1975

• Portuguese Angola 1870–1975
• Portuguese São Tomé and Príncipe 1870–1975
• Portuguese Cape Verde 1877–1975
• Portuguese Congo 1894–1915

Sao Tome and Principe –today

• Sao Tome and Principe 1975–today

South Kasai 1961

• South Kasai 1961

Spanish Guinea –today

• Fernando Pó 1868–1929
• Spanish Guinea 1902–1909
• Elobey, Annobon, and Corisco 1903–1910
• Spanish Guinea 1909–1960
• Rio Muni 1960–1968

Northern Africa

Algeria 1962–today

• Algeria 1962–today

Cyrenaica 1950

• Emirate of Cyrenaica 1950

…Northern Africa

French North Africa 1888–1958

• French Protectorate of Tunisia 1888–1956
• French Protectorate of Morocco 1914–1955
• French Algeria 1924–1958
• Fezzan 1943–1951
• Ghadames 1949

Italian Colonies in Africa 1932–1934

• Italian Colonies [General Issues] 1932–1934

Italian North Africa 1909–1951

• Italian Tripolitania 1909–1938
• Italian Libya 1920–1942
• Italian Cyrenaica 1923–1934
• British Occupation of Italian Tripolitania 1948–1951

Libya 1951–today

• Kingdom of Libya 1951–1969
• Libyan Arab Republic 1969–1977
• Libya 1977–today

Morocco –today

• Sherifian Post 1912
• Morocco 1955–today
• Morocco, Northern Zone 1956–1957

South Sudan 2011–today

• South Sudan 2011–today

Sudan 1897–today

• Anglo-Egyptian Sudan 1897–1953
• Sudan 1953–today

Tangier 1914–1957

• Spanish Post Offices in Tangier 1914–1949
• French Post Offices in Tangier 1918–1929
• British Post Offices in Tangier 1927–1957

Tunisia –today

• Tunisia 1956–today

Southern Africa

Botswana –today

• Botswana 1966–today

British South Africa 1853–1966

• Cape of Good Hope 1853–1904
• Natal 1857–1909
• Orange Free State, Orange River Colony 1868–1909
• Transvaal 1869–1907
• Griqualand West 1874–1879
• Bechuanaland Protectorate 1885–1966
• Nieuwe Republiek 1886–1887
• Zululand 1888–1896
• Swaziland [Transvaal Administration] 1889–1892
• British Occupation Issues During the Boer War 1899–1902
• Vryburg 1900
• [Siege of] Mafeking 1900
• Union of South Africa 1910–1961
• Basutoland Protectorate 1933–1966
• Swaziland [British Protectorate] 1933–1966

German South-West Africa 1897–1906

• German South-West Africa 1897–1906

Lesotho 1966–today

• Lesotho 1966–today

Namibia 1990–today

• Namibia 1990–today

South Africa –today

• South Africa 1961–today
• Transkei 1976–1994
• Bophuthatswana 1977–1994
• Venda 1979–1994
• Ciskei 1981–1994

Stellaland 1884

• Stellaland 1884

Swaziland 1967–today

• Swaziland 1967–today

Zambia –today

• Zambia 1964–today

Western Africa

Benin –today

• Dahomey 1960–1975
• Benin 1976–today

British Overseas Territories in Africa 1856–today

• Saint Helena 1856–today
• Ascension 1922–today
• Tristan da Cunha 1952–today
• British Indian Ocean Territory (BIOT) 1968–today

British West Africa 1859–1959

• Sierra Leone Protectorate 1859–1956
• Gambia Colony and Protectorate 1869–1964
• Lagos Colony 1874–1904
• Gold Coast 1875–1953
• Oil Rivers Protectorate 1892–1893
• Niger Coast Protectorate 1894–1897
• Northern Nigeria Protectorate 1900–1912
• Southern Nigeria Protectorate 1901–1912
• Nigeria Colony and Protectorate 1914–1959

Burkina Faso –today

• Upper Volta 1959–1984
• Burkina Faso 1984–today

Cameroon –today

• Cameroon 1958–today
• Southern Cameroons [United Kingdom Trust Territory] 1960–1961

Cape Verde –today

• Cape Verde 1975–today

French West Africa (AOF) 1877–1959

• French Senegal 1877–1944
• French Guinea 1892–1944
• French Ivory Coast 1892–1944
• French Benin 1892–1894
• French Sudan 1894–1944
• French Dahomey 1899–1944
• Senegambia and Niger 1903
• French Mauretania 1906–1944
• Upper Senegal and Niger 1906–1916
• French Togo 1915–1956
• French Upper Volta 1920–1931
• French Niger 1921–1944
• French West Africa (AOF) 1944–1959

Gambia –today

• Gambia 1964–today

German West Africa 1897–1919

• German Cameroon (Kamerun) 1897–1919
• German Togo (Togoland) 1897–1919
• British occupation of German Togo 1914–1915
• French occupation of German Togo 1914–1915
• British Occupation of German Cameroon 1915
• French occupation of German Cameroon 1915–1917

Ghana 1957–today

• Ghana 1957–today

Guinea –today

• Guinea 1959–today

Guinea-Bissau 1974–today

• Guinea-Bissau 1974–today

Ivory Coast –today

• Ivory Coast 1959–today

Liberia 1860–today

• Liberia 1860–today

Mali –today

• Mali 1959–today

Mauretania 1960–today

• Mauritania 1960–today

Niger 1959–today

• Niger 1959–today

Nigeria –today

• Nigeria 1960–today
• Biafra State 1968–1970

Portuguese Guinea 1880–1974

• Portuguese Guinea 1880–1974

Senegal –today

• Senegal 1960–today

Sierra Leone –today

• Sierra Leone 1961–today

South West Africa 1923–1990

• South West Africa (SWA) 1923–1990

Spanish West Africa 1905–1975

• Rio De Oro 1905–1922
• Spanish Morocco 1914–1955
• Cape Juby 1916–1948
• La Aguera 1921–1923
• Spanish Sahara 1924–1975
• Ifni 1941–1968
• Spanish West Africa 1949–1951

Togo 1957–today

• Togo 1957–today