Basic servicing is easy to do yourself, and a Haynes or Clymer manual should cover all this for you. ( Many libraries have them )
If your bike is new, or you KNOW it's been well looked after, then you should not have any problems with the engine for many, many miles. Corrosion is the killer of electrics and bodywork, so any rides in the rain and you should clean and dry the bike.
I guess a lot depends on how far off the beaten track you are going ( the further you go, the more you should know about repairs ) BUT, as I've often said, even a mechanic is lost in the Sahara without the correct tools or parts - and you can't take a whole bike along as spares!!
Get the bike serviced and in tip-top condition before you go, learn how to srvice it, take a good set of tools and basic spares.....and enjoy the ride!!
P.S. Yamaha used to be well known in Africa ( the Paris-Dakar race ), and they even had dealers in obscure places. It may still be the same -why not ask them for a list of dealers?
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