[simonh]

I used to work in the UK for a company founded by Mo Ibrahim[1]. I got to travel to SA a few times and to Tanzania as well as Egypt and various middle eastern countries, as well as Europe and further afield. Part of that company still exists under a different name[2]. There aren't a lot of jobs in telecoms in Africa, but the ones that do exist are interesting and will get you around a lot.

[1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mo_Ibrahim [2]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Celtel