Well yeah, The poorly located boarders going back the Berlin conference be mentioned.
The Algerian war for independence. The USSR and Soviet union funding rebels against whoever they felt would hurt the other side more. Hell Even Cuban had soldiers running around Africa.
Here’s a good book about IMF, US interference, the oil industry and local corruption fucking everything up. It’s something of a classic at this point.
https://www.amazon.com/Tropical-Gangsters-Experience-Development-Decadence/dp/0465087604
> Equatorial Guinea
I read a book about this place.
Tropical Gangsters: One Man's Experience With Development And Decadence In Deepest Africa
https://www.amazon.com/Tropical-Gangsters-Experience-Development-Decadence/dp/0465087604
Book written by an IMF guy working there.