A former ruler weary after uprising in African country (7)
I believe the answer is:
eritrea
'african country' is the definition.
(country in Africa)
'a former ruler weary after uprising' is the wordplay.
'former ruler' becomes 'er' (abbreviation for Elizabeth Regina. I am not sure about the 'former' bit.).
'weary' becomes 'tire' (synonyms).
'after uprising' is a reversal indicator (in a down clue, letters go up).
'a'+'er'+'tire'='aertire'
'aertire' back-to-front is 'ERITREA'.
'in' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for eritrea that I've seen before include "Province of Ethiopia on the Red Sea" , "It achieved independence from Ethiopia in 1993" , "State of northeast Africa" , "It became independent of Ethiopia in 1993" , "Country bordering the Red Sea" .)