Mali. Along the Niger River

Women travelling with baggage in a large Niger River passenger canoe (pinasse)

Small canoes (pirogues) and larger craft (pinasses) ply the Niger River with passengers and cargo.

A Niger River ferry boat&#039;s vehicle ramp near a mud-built city gate.

Segou, Mali. Two boys wheel a cart through a mud-built city gate near the Niger River.

Mopti, Mali. Small canoes (pirogues) and larger craft (pinasses) ply the Niger River with passengers and cargo.

A woman bales water from a canoe moored on the Niger river beside large boats known as pinasses.

Karaba, Mali. The Niger River reflected in a window.

View along the Niger River.