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Whatever your budget is, add 50% and have it accessible via money transfer / credit cards / debit cards etc.
There's lots of things that you can cut costs on when you find the right person, and you can always pay your way out of admin slip ups or general tardiness. A missed flight home was originally going to cost us $1500, which then dropped to $750 when they found out I worked for an NGO, then dropped to $30 when I found a doctor who could confirm that I had malaria for 24 hours.
But a hundred mile days seems optimistic. Even the more temperate East African nations are mid twenties most of the year, and roads that would allow you to ride consistently at the speed needed for that, will also be full of taxis, coaches, lorries, who won't be thinking about the safety of cyclists.
Maybe PM teddy about his bikes for africa contacts?