The nice thing with Africa is taht the "main route" down the east coast is paved virtually the entire way. THere is a patch in Kenya that is terrible, and some spots in Tanzania, but SA, Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Zambia, Malawi...all great roads. Kenya for the most part is also good (aside from Moyale to about halfway between Marsabit and Isiolo). Ethiopia has decent roads, but with scattered potholes. It is the people and livestock on the road which causes the largest issues. Sudan's roads are very good and newly paved with Chinese labor and money. Egypt's roads are about 75% speed bumps, but other than that, easy to drive.
Don't worry, it hasn't gotten too tame and there will be multiple opportunities for flat tires, and destroyed suspension!
So if you have gone a couple of days and are yearning for offroading, any of the secondary roads should suffice. If THAT isn't enough, some of the parks in various countries allow for driving off of the paths, so that should be even better.
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