Complex sentence: Although the Lado Enclave was a small, remote area in central Africa, it captured the imagination of world leaders and authors, becoming a byword for an exotic region, and was used as a setting for their stories.
Split into simpler sentences: Although the Lado Enclave was a small, remote area in central Africa, the Enclave captured the imagination of world leaders and writers. The Lado Enclave became a byword for an exotic region for many writers, who used the Enclave as a setting for their stories.