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African beer keeps head as other markets go flat
DAKAR/KINSHASA (Reuters) - As the sun sets over the Congo River, drinkers trickle into Kinshasa's "Staff Franc Congolais" bar, testament to the resilience of Africa's thirst for beer even in difficult places and tough times. Full Article
RPT-FEATURE African beer keeps head as other markets go flat
* Brewers substitute local ingredients for imported barley Full Article
UN-backed court jails Sierra Leone rebels
* Rebels' sentences range from 25 to 52 years * Sentences include world's first for forced marriage (Adds details) FREETOWN, April 8 (Reuters) - Sierra Leone's U.N.-backed Special Court sentenced three former rebel commanders to jail terms of between ... Full Article
UN-backed court jails Sierra Leone rebels
* Rebels' sentences range from 25 to 52 years * Sentences include world's first for forced marriage * Prosecution says sentences honour victims (Adds byline, background, quotes from the prosecution) By Christo Johnson FREETOWN, April 8 (Reuters) - Sierra ... Full Article
UN-backed court hands S. Leone rebels long jail terms
FREETOWN, April 8 (Reuters) - Sierra Leone's U.N.-backed Special Court sentenced three former rebel commanders to lengthy jail terms of between 25 and 52 years on Wednesday for their role in the country's 1991-2002 civil war. Issa Hassan Sesay, Morris ... Full Article
Niger's government, Tuareg rebels pledge peace
* Main Niger Tuareg rebel groups, government agree peace * Rebel group says formal peace deal should follow * Libyan-sponsored talks are first in two-year rebellion TRIPOLI, April 7 (Reuters) - Niger's government and main Tuareg rebel groups have agreed ... Full Article
Miner's tale tracks rebirth of Burkina gold mining
TAPARKO, Burkina Faso (Reuters Life!) - When Omar Ouattara made his first gold bar in eight years, it was more than a precious metal that poured out in the red-hot room, hemmed in by security chiefs as steely as the locks on the door. Full Article
Nigeria's First Bank reviving Ecobank merger talks
LAGOS, April 6 (Reuters) - Nigeria's First Bank <FBNP.LG> said on Monday it has approved fresh merger talks with Ecobank Transnational Inc <ETIT.LG>, reviving a plan that could create one of sub-Saharan Africa's biggest lenders. Full Article
Guinea arrests fourth former mines minister
CONAKRY, March 31 (Reuters) - Guinea's ruling military junta has arrested a fourth former mines minister on embezzlement charges, a week after it detained three ex-ministers on the same grounds, a senior source at the ministry said late on Monday. Full Article
At least 15 die in Burkina boat capsize--official
OUAGADOUGOU, March 30 (Reuters) - At least 15 people were killed when an overloaded boat sank in the Sourou river around 300 km (185 miles) northwest of Burkina Faso's capital Ouagadougou, a government official said on Monday. Sunday's sinking was the ... Full Article
