

Oh I read history of west africa third edition vol 1 & 2 edited by J. F. Ade Ajayi and Michael Crowder - and they were a bunch of great books! I am currently also reading Nordic climate history.
Encyclopaedia Aethiopica is also massive and contains most information about ethipoia, idk if they talk about the derg. I wouldnt really count on it, since “normal” academia is fine with it.
Go on the Tinto maps forum, it has a bunch of resources for medieval/early modern regions. Some of the posters are even comrades.
Its not an easy task in general, especially for more niche materialist-focused readings. I have a bunch of pfds that you might like though.
Zapad means west 👁️