A gentle warning - the rainy season hits Nigeria/Cameroon around February/March. Try to get ahead of it, though the rainy seasons are much less predictable now. Ideally you would leave Oct/Nov (i.e.: now) to get the best of the seasons as you go.
Arriving in Namibia in May/June as the rains end down there will be quite good though. Best animal viewing is June/July/August/Sept and maybe October in Namibia, Botswana, South Africa etc (winter dry season).
What the weather is doing makes a HUGE difference to your trip....
Good luck!
(and try not to have any schedule or plans or arrange to meet anybody on a certain date. The most stressed traveller in Africa is one with a timetable, schedule or a plan! ;-)
Oh, and the surf is pretty crap all down the west coast until you get to where the Great Whites hang out!
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