>notice how's no Red Cross or any such presence in the Donbass

"The Russian Red Cross (RKK), together with the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), will provide assistance to internally displaced persons in Donbass"

https://www.emergency-live.com/news/the-other-side-of-the-fi...

>to say nothing of the many countries in the Sahel

Red Cross in Mali: https://www.icrc.org/en/where-we-work/africa/mali

Red Cross in Niger: https://www.icrc.org/en/document/operational-update-niger-mo...

Could you explain further?