We where in Guider and Maroua in Camerun (North) and in Paoua,central Africa. This is a few years ago and we could recieve Signals of Hotbird analogue like TV5 and I think also Euronews, there where several others but by today they all moved to digital. I do not know about digital reception there, that is after my time "in the field"
The Antennas where commercial HC Mesh Antenna,the cheap ones,3.7m, really made for C-Band in the States but they perform very well for Ku as well. They are relatively light and stay upright on trailers. We also had a 5.6m solid (in parts) for the broadcasting bit, but could not use that for our "private" sat-search expedition, after all,we where there for work. As reciever we also hat an analogue HC. Quite a good equipement.
We where using the Intelsat Fleet, normally in C-Band for V-SAT broadcast, they supply (even today) several spot beams to all of Africa and also a Hemi Beam (hence the 5.6m Dish)
In general I think that we lost a lot with the switch to digital what out of footprint is concerned as I could keep up with a snowy picture (ahhh the filmch. and MTV on 27.5w, long long ago) because today its simply picture or no picture.
To everyone who is really interested in Feeds and far away stations, try the C-Band. You do need big antennas, 1.8m minimum,but its well worth it. Its a real hobby (if you get planing permission AND can convince the neighbours that you do not work for the CIA and do NOT mess up ther TV and mobile phone reception)
Greetings
Chris