Government in control around African country (5)
I believe the answer is:
niger
'african country' is the definition.
(Niger is an example)
'government in control around' is the wordplay.
'government' becomes 'g'.
'in' is an insertion indicator.
'control' becomes 'rein' (synonyms).
'around' is a reversal indicator.
'g' inserted into 'rein' is 'regin'.
'regin' backwards is 'NIGER'.
(Other definitions for niger that I've seen before include "River, Africa's largest delta" , "one flowing through Mali" , "Landlocked W African republic" , "Country in interior of N Africa, capital Niarney" , "West African republic" .)