NE African country (7)
I believe the answer is:
eritrea
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">ne african country</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this before)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for eritrea that I've seen before include "Red Sea country, capital Asmara" , "Northeast African country" , "It achieved independence from Ethiopia in 1993" , "Country bordering the Red Sea" , "nation" .)