I've seen too many guys piss their lives away waiting for an elusive job in the flight deck by working in jobs which they think will somehow get them into the flight deck. Typically, these are guys with ATPLs working in ops, flight safety or dispatchers. Not one of them has ever been offered a job in my airline, and certainly not now given the lack of recruitment. The only chance you have of a job today is either through Ryanair, or via CTC onto a short-term contract. Flying in Africa would be a great experience, but you need to do more research before just jumping onto an aircraft to the Congo in search of a job.
Personally, I would get started on another career. Don't waste your life chasing a flight deck job.