In parts of Africa, people generally believe Putin's lies about Ukraine.

People reproach western governments for their history of colonization and repression in Africa, and are inclined to assume they are to blame this time too.

It's a mistake to understand events in terms of "the good guy" and "the bad guy". The US has done wrong to many countries in recent decades (and did wrong before ethat too); now Russia and China are playing the same game and committing similar wrongs.