Which African Leader? According to the article only a handful of leaders went as opposed to 2019
Fewer than 20 of Africa’s 54 heads of state or government attended the Russia summit, while 43 attended the previous gathering in 2019, reflecting concerns over Russia’s invasion of Ukraine even as Moscow seeks more allies on the African continent of 1.3 billion people
Yeah, I mean make no mistake, Africa has it's problems but change is certainly happening for the better in Africa from what I remember.
I mean if you want to talk about attacks on homosexuals, I can clearly recall Eastern Europeans attacking gay people in the 1990's, especially in Poland where it was the worst
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LGBT_history_in_Poland
And honestly, much of it is Russian influence, countries that were behind the Iron Curtain for so long have had a hard time adjusting to western values, and the wall only came down in 1989, within many peoples lifetime