Also, name a single ally it has in West Africa aside from Niger's military junta - which is not a sitting government and has been condemned by the Economic Community of West African States (ECWAS), which is just about everyone in the region.

https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/west-african-bloc-holds-talks-niger-with-junta-2023-08-19/

Russia's only "allies" in Africa were Mali's junta, which was helped into power by Wagner, and Eritrea, a failed state run by another war criminal. Neither of these countries are supporting Russia's invasion.