Possible Clues:

• Harmless drunk being nice -- at first
• African republic welcomes the great and good
• Kindly head of government in African state
• 'Pleasant and kind, not harmful (6)'
• Kindly German entering African country
• Could this be the souond of the start of 16 down? There's no harm in that
• Kindly and gracious spirit returns to occupy inner room
• Gracious! Happen to have one over the eight, we hear
• Medically curable
• Salubrious