Possible Clues:

• African runner runs, say, with hip twisted round
• African republic and river
• Finish off queen after uprising in African country
• Third-longest African river, or a country it flows through
• Landlocked nation in West Africa
• Country bordering Chad
• State name, number after one is hauled up
• Leader of Opposition leaves district over in African state
• Restraint lifted — good for entering that country
• African nation or its eponymous river