Hi,
With 1000 hrs and your bush experience (Alaska), you have pretty good chance to get a job in Africa, at least on C206/C210 or even Caravan after a few months if your are lucky.
However, you have to show up!!
... forget emails or phone calls!! (unless you apply for Ethiopian)
I myself took a chance in Africa 7 years ago and everything went well (with much less experience than you have)
All the best