<span style="color: #222222;">In Mali, twenty-six people drowned when two boats overturned in a swollen river in northwestern Timbuktu region. </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">  </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Transport Minister Soumana Mory Coulibaly said in a statement in Bamako today that two canoes carrying 48 people capsized on Saturday at Arnassey in Bourem Inaly district.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"><br />''He said the accident caused the death of 26 people. Twenty-two bodies have been recovered. Transport accidents in Mali are common. Poor safety standards or equipment are typically cited as the main cause.</span><br />