African republic welcoming good kind (6)
I believe the answer is:
benign
'kind' is the definition.
('benign' is associated in meaning with 'kind')
'african republic welcoming good' is the wordplay.
'african republic' becomes 'benin'.
'welcoming' is an insertion indicator (in sense of 'inviting in').
'good' becomes 'g' (abbreviation).
'benin' placed around 'g' is 'BENIGN'.
(Other definitions for benign that I've seen before include "Medically curable" , "Obliging" , "Harmless or kind" , "Meaning no harm" , "Kindly, pleasant" .)