Find the latest breaking news from around the world on Reuters.com, including news articles on politics, technology, business, entertainment and more. http://www.reuters.com/ 2009-11-27T06:27:14+01:00 FeedCreator 1.7.2-ppt (info@mypapit.net) 2009-04-17T00:22:38+01:00 2009-04-17T00:22:38+01:00 http://www.reuters.com/article/lifestyleMolt/idUSTRE53G01R20090417 Alistair Thomson

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.

2009-04-17T12:04:21+01:00 2009-04-17T12:04:21+01:00 http://www.reuters.com/article/companyNewsAndPR/idUSLF17129320090417 Alistair Thomson

* Brewers substitute local ingredients for imported barley

2009-04-17T12:04:21+01:00 2009-04-17T12:04:21+01:00 http://www.reuters.com/article/rbssBeveragesBrewers/idUSLF17129320090417 Alistair Thomson

* Brewers substitute local ingredients for imported barley

2009-04-08T13:58:50+01:00 2009-04-08T13:58:50+01:00 http://www.reuters.com/article/africaCrisis/idUSL8714675 Alistair Thomson

* 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 ...

2009-04-08T15:36:45+01:00 2009-04-08T15:36:45+01:00 http://www.reuters.com/article/homepageCrisis/idUSL8714675._CH_.2400 Alistair Thomson

* 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 ...

2009-04-08T13:03:24+01:00 2009-04-08T13:03:24+01:00 http://www.reuters.com/article/africaCrisis/idUSL8302930 Alistair Thomson

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 ...

2009-04-07T17:44:07+01:00 2009-04-07T17:44:07+01:00 http://www.reuters.com/article/homepageCrisis/idUSL789895._CH_.2400 Alistair Thomson

* 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 ...

2009-04-06T14:25:47+01:00 2009-04-06T14:25:47+01:00 http://www.reuters.com/article/lifestyleMolt/idUSTRE5352LC20090406 Alistair Thomson

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.

2009-04-06T20:36:15+01:00 2009-04-06T20:36:15+01:00 http://www.reuters.com/article/mnaNewsFinancialServicesAndRealEstate/idUSL628536220090406 Alistair Thomson

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.

2009-03-31T12:26:03+01:00 2009-03-31T12:26:03+01:00 http://www.reuters.com/article/rbssPreciousMetalsMinerals/idUSLV29250720090331 Alistair Thomson

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.