Rod held by gunners somewhere in Africa (6)
I believe the answer is:
rwanda
'in africa' is the definition.
(I know that Africa is a is part of of Rwanda)
'rod held by gunners' is the wordplay.
'rod' becomes 'wand' (wand is a kind of rod).
'held by' is an insertion indicator.
'gunners' becomes 'RA' (Royal Artillery).
'wand' placed inside 'ra' is 'RWANDA'.
'somewhere' acts as a link.
I am not very happy about this link. It may belong to another bit of the clue.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for rwanda that I've seen before include "Language" , "Kigali's country" , "Central African country" , "African republic" , "Republic in central Africa" .)