JOHANNESBURG—When Zambian President Hakainde Hichilema and Senegal’s Macky Sall disembarked at Warsaw’s Chopin Airport on the morning of June 16, they were each accompanied by 12 bodyguards.  
Comorian President Azali Assoumani’s entire security detail consisted of two men. 
The leaders were part of the African Peace Mission to Russia and Ukraine.
Hichilema, Sall, and Assoumani and their entourages proceeded with minimal fuss to connecting flights to Kyiv to meet Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy later that day. 
Russian President Vladimir Putin and South African President Cyril Ramaphosa (L) pose for a photo during a meeting in St. Petersburg, Russia, on June 17, 2023. (Evgeny Biyatov/Photo host Agency RIA Novosti via AP)
The president heading the mission, South Africa’s Cyril Ramaphosa, arrived in the Polish capital with 120 security operatives, including special forces soldiers.  …