Daily News on the Issues Affecting Africa for September 17th

Continue reading for a summary of recent news stories relating to some of the most pressing issues on the continent. We draw on a wide range of respected news sources, both from Africa itself and around the world. The themes of today's In the News post are updates on Rwanda's military strategies and parliamentary elections, the EU's pledge to Somalia, Cameroon's voting controversy, anti-piracy policies in Djibouti, Ugandan political struggles, and Kenya's relationship with the ICC.

Rwanda defends military deployment along Congo border
Rwanda has responded to regional criticism about its military deployment along the frontier with the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo saying its territory had been repeatedly hit by cross-border shelling. 'Rwanda did not deploy along the border for the sake of it. During a 10-day period our country was shelled 34 times,' Rwanda's ambassador to South Africa, Vincent Karega, told BDlive on Monday.  – Business Daily Live
To read more, visit the Business Daily Live site here

"Législatives rwandaises : vers une large victoire du FPR
D'après les résultats provisoires portant sur 18 des 30 districts du pays, le FPR, parti au pouvoir au Rwanda, a remporté plus des trois quarts des suffrages exprimés. – Jeune Afrique
Pour lire plus, visitez le site Jeune Afrique ici

Somalia 'New Deal' : EU pledge at Brussels conference
Donors have pledged 1.8bn euros ($2.4bn; £1.5bn) at a conference in Brussels to help Somalia end more than two decades of conflict. The money is part of a "New Deal" for what is widely regarded as a failed state, officials said. Al-Qaeda-linked al-Shabab dismissed the meeting as "Belgian waffle".  – BBC
To read more, visit the BBC site here

Voter ID card controversy mars Cameroon campaign
Campaigning for parliamentary and local elections is officially underway in Cameroon, amid controversy over the alleged fabrication and buying of fake voter cards ahead of the September 30 poll.  – VOA
To read more, visit the VOA site here

NATO Secretary General thanks Djibouti for counter-piracy efforts
NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen and the President of Djibouti discussed counter-piracy efforts off the Horn of Africa and the situation in Somalia during the president's visit to NATO headquarters on Monday (16 September 2013). The Secretary General thanked President Ismail Omar Guelleh for his country's leadership role in fighting piracy. - NATO
To read more, visit the NATO site here

Ugandan President accused of abusing army, misusing funds
The exiled Coordinator of Uganda's Intelligence Services has called for the removal of President Yoweri Museveni from the High Command of the Uganda People's Defense Forces (UPDF). General David Sejusa said Mr. Museveni has abused the army, killed its officers and stolen money intended for the army which he has instead used to rig elections. – VOA
To read more, visit the VOA site here

Insight: Kenya cases stir African backlash against ICC
Kenya is canvassing support for a possible walk-out by African states from the International Criminal Court, whose prosecution of elected Kenyan leaders has revived accusations on the continent that the court unfairly targets Africans. – Reuters
To read more, visit the Reuters site here