no need for IFR equipment?
YES, you do need the aircraft to be fully IFR capable (in Africa, and anywhere else for that matter)! And that too, is not a big deal, nor is it expensive, compared to being unable to dispatch the aircraft in marginal [VFR] WX, or compared to the cost of fuel burn of such aircraft. Also, many regulators mandate the aircraft to be IFR, and the pilots to be instrument rated, to operate VFR at night. NB: Only small private recreational aircraft such as LSA are strictly VFR.