It had been a day of searing heat in the city of Logiya in Ethiopia’s north-east Afar region. It’s a tough neighbourhood, containing the Danakil Desert, one of the hottest places known to man: temperatures in the naked plains frequently soar above 50°C (122°F), exacerbated by the fierce blowing of the Gara, which translates as “fire wind”.
Hence as the sun finally began to dip late afternoon, I went for a stroll down Logiya’s main drag along with everyone else, it seemed, as locals and stallholders made the most of the heat index abating.
