
Hundreds gather Thursday, July 23, for the funeral procession of Emmanuel Ndere Yimana, an opposition supporter slain the day before in Bujumbura, Burundi. The Associated Press said Yimana is thought to be another victim of violence targeting those opposed to President Pierre Nkurunziza's bid for a third term in office. Critics say a third term is prohibited by a peace accord that ended the country's 1993-2003 civil war.

A vendor listens to the news on his cell phone in Bujumbura on Wednesday, July 22. Election results will be announced Friday, with Nkurunziza likely to win a third term. Some opposition groups boycotted the election, and main opposition figure Agathon Rwasa said security forces frustrated his campaign.

Nkurunziza is accompanied by first lady Denise Bucumi Nkurunziza, right, as he arrives on a bicycle to cast his vote in Ngozi, Burundi, on Tuesday, July 21.

Election officials count votes at a polling station in Bujumbura on July 21.

People watch through a window as voting officials count ballot papers in Mubimbi, Burundi, on July 21.

Ballots lie in a box at a polling station at the University of Burundi in Bujumbura on July 21.

Residents line up before voting in the village of Buye on July 21.

A man rides past a barricade set up by protesters in Bujumbura on July 21. Animosity against Nkurunziza boiled over in April when he expressed his intention to run for a third term. There have been protests and a failed coup.

A woman casts her ballot at a polling station in Buye on July 21.

Soldiers guard a polling station in Bujumbura on July 21.

A woman arrives at a polling station in Bujumbura on July 21.

A man has his fingers inked in order to vote at a polling station in Bujumbura on July 21.

Election officials prepare the ballots on July 21.


