hi
Maybe if you'd made contacts, instead of heading off to Africa??? you might find things different. I realised very early on that in aviation, contacts and knowing people in the right places can get you a long way.
No-one is going to knock on your door and say 'Here's a £50k/yr job in the LHS of my 777'
Don't complain when you get nowhere. Look at what you can do correctly, rather than dwelling on the fact all is doom and gloom.
PS, I saw a sign in McDonalds looking for staff!...
absolutely correct, contacts is everything, I managed to get a job on a 320 with 200h from flight school, never paid for any ratings, now flying a wide body for a large UK company. If your age is 27, I am only 3 years older than you..
and be flexible, that could also mean moving to another country and learning another language..
because thats exactly what I did....