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DJ Kampire on stage during a pre-pandemic edition of Nyege Nyege, the four-day international music festival which will take place in Jinja, Uganda. Photograph: Martin Kharumwa
DJ Kampire on stage during a pre-pandemic edition of Nyege Nyege, the four-day international music festival which will take place in Jinja, Uganda. Photograph: Martin Kharumwa

Sally Hayden

Sally Hayden

Sally Hayden, a contributor to The Irish Times, reports from Beirut and Africa