Snapshots of the fortnight (July 07 - July 21)

Cyclists in Burundi hang on to the back of a truck outside the capital Bujumbura on July 19, as the country awaits next week's presidential elections. Each day, scores of cyclists make the 45 kilometre-downhill journey at breakneck speed from Bugarama to sell bananas, often hanging from the back of trucks for the return uphill trip