suggest you look at getting a 2 month visa for ethiopia whilst in cairo... i had some tech problems which held me up in sudan, also if you are in a 4wd and there are delays getting the vehicle back in wadi you could also burn some time.
basically - a one month ethiopia visa issued in cairo starts from date of issue.
it cannot be extended except in addis.
i arrived in addis the day after mine expired and it took 6 days to extend it. another biker had 2 days over and was fined 20 USD but got his passport back next day.
to be on the safe side - given you are a country ahead - get a longer visa than you think you will need.
alternatively, i think the sudan embassy couldn't care less about me having the ethiopia visa, and you can get the ethiopia visa overnight in khartoum (but note the location of the ethiopia embassy in khartoum changed about a year ago...) but maybe you don't want to stay in khartoum longer than neccessary...
sudan is safe as houses. you can walk the streets of khartoum at any hour of the day without any concerns.
kenya is fine but take care if in nairobi once the sun goes down. take a taxi rather than walk down empty unlit streets, etc etc.
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