Hatred of West African country church (6)
I believe the answer is:
malice
'hatred' is the definition.
(I know that malice is a type of malevolence)
'west african country church' is the wordplay.
'west african country' becomes 'Mali' (country in West Africa).
'church' becomes 'CE' (abbreviation for Church of England).
'mali'+'ce'='MALICE'
'of' acts as a link.
(Other definitions for malice that I've seen before include "Spite, venom" , "'Ill-will, spite (6)'" , "evil intent" , "Ill will, a desire to harm others" , "Spite or spleen, perhaps aforethought" .)