Scan everything and keep copies on your laptop and also somewhere in the ether. Some hard copies are also a good idea - especially the photo page of your passport, not just for security should you lose them but because you'll need them to apply for visas along the way.
We didn't need fiches up the east coast but does no harm.
Otherwise:
Yellow fever certificate? We needed for Tanzania and Zambia.
Copies of prescriptions for any medical supplies - also opticians if you wear glasses.
You may as well get the guarantee for Ethiopia. Just send an email to the address on the FCO website and you will get a pdf of a letter back. No charge, no hassle. May as well sort before you go.
I'd recommend getting a yellow card as soon as possible on your journey - Sudan/Ethiopia? I'm not sure as we were coming the other way. Saves you some money but the real benefit is that you don't need to get insurance at every border. It's often that that drives the need to change money at the border (as most visas and other charges are in USD).
Possibly a bit anal but we stuck a label on the dashboard with the emergency number for the insurance (and another one with the phone number for the local SIM as we could never remember it).
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