Rwanda News API

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Get headlines from Rwanda with our JSON API.

🔑 Get API key for the Rwanda News API

Country Parameter

The country paramter for the Rwanda is RW.

Some example queries:

Below is the search query to fetch random 100 news-sources of Rwanda.

https://newsdata.io/api/1/sources?country=rw&apikey=YOUR_API_KEY

Some of the well known sources

Live Example

This example demonstrates the HTTP request to make, and the JSON response you will receive, when you use the News API to get headlines from Rwanda.

Headlines from Rwanda

https://newsdata.io/api/1/latest?country=rw&apikey=YOUR_API_KEY

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      • "content": "The Chamber of Deputies on Monday, April 28, passed a bill to implement a tourism tax on accommodation, which is expected to take effect on July 1. The tax, set at 3 per cent of accommodation charges (exclusive of value-added tax), will apply to all registered accommodation businesses, including hotels, motels, lodges, apartments, and Airbnb facilities. ALSO READ: Treasury chief Kabera defends new 3 per cent tourism levy Concerns have emerged over how the government will accurately identify and tax properties listed on Airbnb, as many of these listings are residential homes. Airbnb operates as an online marketplace, connecting hosts who want to rent out their properties with guests seeking accommodation. Addressing this, Jean Paulin Uwitonze, the Deputy Commissioner for Taxpayer Services and Communications at the Rwanda Revenue Authority (RRA), explained that the initiative is part of a broader strategy to bring digital services under the tax net. ALSO READ: Rwanda introduces ‘tourism levy’ to boost investments “There is also a bill on taxing digital services, including companies like Amazon and Netflix, among others and Airbnb falls within this category as a digital platform. We’re putting mechanisms in place to access transaction data that will help us track and collect the relevant taxes,”Uwitonze said. “When a guest books a property, they pay the total amount upfront through Airbnb's platform, like how digital platforms like Netflix operate. Through these digital transactions, the necessary information can be obtained.” He added that the tax authority will use a combination of informers, digital intelligence, and physical inspections to ensure compliance. Uwitonze also emphasized that all homeowners who rent out their properties through Airbnb must now register with the RRA and begin declaring their earnings. “By law, if someone is found to have hosted through Airbnb and failed to pay the required taxes, they will be responsible for the unpaid amount and possible penalties,” he said. ALSO READ: Parliament passes bill setting tourism tax According to RRA, a key component of the tax regime involves identifying the tax point, the specific stage in the transaction where the tax is due. Whether at the point of booking, payment, or service delivery, all digital records of transactions will serve as evidence for tax enforcement. “The digital footprint remains, whether one likes it or not, and that’s how we trace unregistered Airbnb rentals operating as residential homes,” he said. Property owners who rent out spaces without declaring them as business premises could also face backdated tax charges on rental income, after the time tax was put in effect. “We are not the first country to introduce taxation on digital services. Many others have already done so, and we are simply aligning ourselves with global best practices,” he said. Key provisions of the new law that set a tourism tax include that accommodation businesses must register and remit the tax on a monthly basis. The tax should be paid within 15 days after the end of each month; and it applies to both paid and outstanding accommodation fees. This new tourism tax is part of the government’s National Strategy for Transformation (NST2), which aims to position the country as a top-tier ecotourism destination and significantly increase tourism revenues from $620 million in 2023 as a baseline to $1.1 billion by 2029. The sector raked in $647 million in 2024, with government targeting $700 million in 2025.",
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      • "description": "Imagine a man in a tailored suit, sweating profusely as he chases a bus that's long since pulled out of the station. He waves frantically, shouting at the passengers inside—...",
      • "content": "Imagine a man in a tailored suit, sweating profusely as he chases a bus that's long since pulled out of the station. He waves frantically, shouting at the passengers inside—particularly one sitting comfortably, pretending to drive. The man is Belgium’s Vice Prime Minister and Foreign Minister, Maxime Prévot. The bus, in this case, is the shifting geopolitical equation in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and its complex regional entanglements. And the pseudo-driver, glancing nervously in the rearview mirror, is none other than Félix Tshisekedi, the President of the Democratic Republic of Congo—or, as Belgium might like to think of him, their Minister in Charge of Congolese Affairs. Prévot’s diplomatic safari On April 28, 2025, Belgian Vice Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Maxime Prévot met with DRC President Félix Tshisekedi in Kinshasa as part of a grand regional tour that also took him through Uganda and Burundi. The stated purpose? Contributing to a sustainable resolution to the conflict in eastern Congo. But beneath the polished press statements and photo opportunities, lies a simple truth: Belgium is attempting to assert influence where its credibility has eroded, and where its presence now rings hollow. Among other things, looks like seeking old allies to mediate new realities. Prévot’s diplomatic pilgrimage reads more like a scavenger hunt for relevance than a coherent mission. From Kampala to Bujumbura, he has been collecting political reassurances like autographs at a forgotten fan convention. In Uganda, he reportedly sought President Museveni’s help in restoring Belgium’s broken ties with Rwanda—a request as awkward as it is telling. He earnestly appealed to President Museveni to help him get Rwanda to pick up Belgium’s calls again. Museveni, a master of regional realpolitik, must have smiled inwardly at the irony: the former colonial administrator of Rwanda now asking another African leader to help re-establish contact with Kigali. Yes, the same Rwanda that had already cut off diplomatic ties because Belgium decided it was both judge and party in a conflict it neither fully understands nor controls. From Uganda, Prévot ventured into Burundi, whispering sweet nothings to President Evariste Ndayishimiye, pledging support and solidarity. He pledged support to President Ndayishimiye—more for the latter's alignment with Tshisekedi than for any real concern over Burundian matters. Why? Because Burundi stands with Tshisekedi and, by extension, with Belgium's own proxy interests in the region. That is the price Belgium is willing to pay for access to Kinshasa’s ear: to praise friends of friends, even if the friendships themselves are forged in opportunism and denial. This is not foreign policy. It is a distressed choreography of symbolism, in search of strategic substance. The absurdity would be pathetic if it weren’t so consistent: Belgium, having been sidelined in the regional peace processes, is trying to claw its way back in by leaning on those still willing to indulge its inflated sense of relevance. Back in Kinshasa, Prévot met with not just President Tshisekedi but also his freshly appointed Prime Minister, Judith Suminwa Tuluka, and other senior officials. He echoed the usual lines: Belgium supports DRC’s territorial integrity, condemns Rwandan involvement with M23 rebels, and champions human rights. However, this performance now feels like a broken record playing to an audience that has changed the station. Later met President Tshisekedi, trying to spin a tale of principled intervention. He spoke solemnly about Congo’s “territorial integrity” and the “suffering of the Congolese people.” But his real concern seemed to be the growing discomfort in Brussels over two glaring developments: a) the United States quietly brokering peace and deals between Rwanda and Congo, and b) the Doha ceasefire declaration, which Belgium neither initiated nor influenced. The irony is thick: Belgium is worried that DRC is sitting comfortably in a bus driven by interests it disapproves of—especially the growing U.S.-Rwanda mineral cooperation. Yet Belgium fails to realize it was never even invited on this leg of the journey. Once seen as a mediator, Belgium is now viewed by Kigali as partial, even toxic, for its overt bias and for championing EU sanctions against Rwanda without broad consensus. Rwanda has cut diplomatic ties, making Belgium unfit to mediate. Still, Prévot insists Belgium can help from the sidelines—as if clapping for peace from the bleachers could stop a war on the pitch. It's the diplomat’s equivalent of texting an ex after being blocked: pitiable and ineffectual. He assured Congolese and Belgian journalists alike that Brussels isn’t trying to posture or stroke egos. But everything about this trip screamed otherwise. When Rwanda shut the diplomatic door, Belgium kept knocking, even going around to the neighbors hoping someone else might let them in. Even more revealing was Belgium’s reaction to the quiet thaw in DRC-Rwanda relations. Despite the public hostility, Kinshasa has entered into agreements with Kigali—like the one to refine Congolese minerals in Rwanda—because, let’s face it, geopolitics is less about emotions and more about transactions. The U.S. knows this. Belgium, it seems, does not. Meanwhile, internal criticism of Tshisekedi's government grows louder. Belgian media, perhaps unintentionally, revealed the farcical state of governance in the DRC. Congolese public finance experts have exposed the rot: embezzled public funds, inflated development contracts. One expert revealed that not a single investment project under Tshisekedi has succeeded. Allegations that the president personally pockets one million euros annually have surfaced, yet he welcomes international envoys with moral lectures instead of action. Banks have reportedly been non-functional for months, forcing civil servants to pay bribes just to access their own salaries. This is the state Belgium is defending. Prévot, to his credit, brought up these issues in his meeting with Tshisekedi. He spoke of reforms, justice, and accountability. But one can’t help but sense the hollowness of such appeals when Belgium continues to act like a protective parent to a grown child who refuses to clean his room—or balance his budget. But beyond the incompetence and corruption lies a deeper reality: the DRC is a country run not from Kinshasa but from Brussels. Tshisekedi may carry the title of president, but his office increasingly resembles a colonial outpost, taking calls from the Belgian capital and parroting the same talking points Belgium would like the world to hear. On key issues of peace, minerals, or diplomacy, Tshisekedi does not lead—he complies. He repeats. Too late or lost In this charade, Belgium has not relinquished control; it has simply modernized its colonial instruments. Where once there were military commanders and rubber quotas, there are now ‘development partners,’ press conferences, and highly choreographed diplomatic tours. The orders still come from the same place, only now they’re written in the language of international cooperation. Let us not be fooled. Congo is not an independent driver; it's more like a bus on autopilot, remote-controlled from Brussels via the Bluetooth headset on Tshisekedi’s ear. With every declaration of sovereignty, Belgium is right there to clarify what that sovereignty should look like. Maxime Prévot may claim Belgium no longer wants to mediate, but it surely wants to dictate. The sad truth is that the DRC is not leading its own peace process, its mineral policy, or even its diplomacy. That role seems increasingly outsourced—to Belgium when possible, to the U.S. when strategic, and to Qatar when convenient. Tshisekedi's role, in this whole drama, resembles less a head of state and more a well-compensated regional manager reporting back to headquarters. As Prévot’s diplomatic bus ride ends, one thing is clear: Belgium might not be in the driver’s seat anymore, but it still insists on choosing the route. And as long as Tshisekedi obliges, the DRC will remain a backseat passenger—pretending to steer, while Brussels navigates from afar. But if Belgium is the passenger who missed the bus, the DRC is the rider who refuses to admit someone else is steering. President Tshisekedi presents himself as a commander-in-chief, yet his control over eastern Congo is more illusion than reality. The recent Doha ceasefire and U.S.-brokered agreements with Rwanda show that the actual gears of peace are being driven not by Kinshasa, but by external powers and regional actors. Meanwhile, in this crumbling edifice, Belgium is banging on the windows, urging reforms, demanding accountability. But to what end? Belgium is busy playing principle but effectively losing Influence. Prévot claims Belgium is acting from principle—not ego, not geopolitics. Yet his country’s principled stance has yielded zero results. Rwanda has tuned them out. Uganda indulges them but commits to nothing. Burundi accepts praise but gives only polite nods. The DRC, meanwhile, is using Belgium’s support as international cover while deepening dysfunction at home and signing pragmatic deals with those Belgium opposes. The most damning evidence of Belgium’s irrelevance is not that Kigali ignores it, but that Kinshasa barely needs it. In this fractured reality, Belgium is like a person handing out traffic rules while others are building highways. Its insistence on sticking to “the principle of territorial integrity” while Congo’s own elite are pillaging the state is diplomatic theater. In the end, Prévot’s regional tour reveals more about Belgium’s longing for a bygone role than it does about the present needs of the region. Once the self-appointed steward of Central Africa, Belgium now finds itself clutching old maps, trying to steer from the backseat of a vehicle it no longer owns, drives, or even understands. The bus has moved on. Rwanda is reshaping mineral supply chains with U.S. backing. Uganda remains quietly powerful and calculating. Burundi is hedging its bets. And the DRC, drunk on victimhood and external blame, is happy to entertain Belgium’s sympathy while refusing to reform. Perhaps Belgium should stop running after the bus and take the time to learn where it's going. Because for now, its efforts amount to little more than diplomatic nostalgia in a world that has outgrown colonial hangovers. Congo has become a client state masquerading as a sovereign republic, and its so-called leader a glorified envoy of Belgian interests. Perhaps it’s time we all stop calling him President of the Democratic Republic of Congo and use the more accurate title: Minister of Congolese Affairs (Brussels Branch). If anyone still believes Tshisekedi governs for the Congolese, let them explain why the loudest applause he receives comes not from Goma or Bukavu but from air-conditioned rooms in Brussels.",
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      • "title": "RGB boss urges civil society to champion truth, fight Genocide denial",
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      • "description": "Rwanda Governance Board Chief Executive Officer Doris Uwicyeza Picard has called on civil society, faith-based organisations, and international NGOs to deepen their engagement in p...",
      • "content": "Rwanda Governance Board Chief Executive Officer Doris Uwicyeza Picard has called on civil society, faith-based organisations, and international NGOs to deepen their engagement in promoting remembrance, truth, and justice as well as the fight against denialism of the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi. Speaking during commemoration event held at the Kigali Genocide Memorial on Friday, May 2, Uwicyeza reminded the civil society, faith-based organizations that their role is “indispensable” especially in the ongoing struggle against genocide ideology and the distortion of historical truth. ALSO READ: Rwanda urges global action against Genocide denial and ideology “You are the voice in the village and the voice on the global stage, she said during the event organizer jointly with civil society and faith-based organizations. Locally, your proximity to communities gives you unique access to educate, sensitize, and mobilize. Internationally, you must use your platforms, research, networks, and influence to dismantle genocide denial and confront false narratives wherever they arise. “Let today ignite bold, sustained action. Let it drive strategies, partnerships, and programs that protect truth, honor memory, and uphold justice. Let us reach young people with our stories, lest silence be interpreted as consent,” she added. The event brought together members of the Rwanda Civil Society Platform (RCSP), the Network of International NGOs (NINGOs), the Rwanda Inter-Religious Council (RIC), UNDP Rwanda, and other stakeholders. The delegation laid wreaths at the memorial site, where over 250,000 victims of the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi are buried, and toured the museum that chronicles the atrocities and their root causes. ALSO READ: How international community abetted Genocide Against Tutsi Uwicyeza said that Genocide denial is “not merely a distortion of history” but a danger in “motion” because “it seeks not only to erase memory, but to reopen wounds and threaten the fragile fabric of reconciliation.” “Sadly, Genocide denial persists, within Rwanda and beyond our borders. It festers on social media. It is amplified by so-called activists and foreign organizations masquerading as defenders of rights.” “Your efforts are seen, they are felt, and they are deeply appreciated. The Government of Rwanda stands with you in this ongoing fight—for remembrance, for truth, and for a Rwanda, and a world, free of genocide ideology,” Uwicyeza said. Sheikh Musa Sindayigaya, the Mufti of Rwanda, said this year's commemoration gave them yet another commitment to teach Rwandans values that unite people and encourage collective work, especially among the youth. He noted that it was not an issue of debate that faith-based organizations were complicit in the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi, and even some prominent religious leaders were convicted for their participation in the killings. “I understand that no religion teaches people to engage in genocide, Sindayigaya said. These were leaders who went astray, were not committed to love, purity, and ultimately left behind bad deeds. We have learnt a lesson, and we’re now working closely with our government to do good collectively for all Rwandans. We’re looking forward to doing even better,” he said. However, Sheikh Sindayigaya acknowledged a weakness where churches and mosques are still lagging in teaching lessons that reflect Rwanda’s specific context. He noted that they often rely on general scriptures that sometimes don’t address the realities and needs of Rwandan society, especially regarding unity and reconciliation. “We understand that those lessons are not providing solutions to what is truly needed, and that is our weakness, yet we gather a large number of Rwandans across our respective religious beliefs. I’m convinced that we can do better and work toward the common good,” he added. Theoneste Murangira, the Chairperson of the RCSP, said it is “embarrassing beyond measure” that some civil society organizations were involved in the Genocide. However, this has been a lesson to memorize and they are committed to ensuring that “Never Again” is not just a phrase, but a lived reality. “This goes hand in hand with ensuring the well-being of people and engaging them in positive acts,” he said.",
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      • "content": "Valve's MOBA hero shooter Deadlock is still in an invite-only testing phase, as the company continues to develop and iterate. But a recent livestream mix-up looks like it revealed the existence of a second, even more exclusive playtest with some unseen characters and redesigns. Leaks have swirled from a livestream hosted by a top Deadlock player, who reportedly appeared to open the wrong Deadlock build on stream. (Thanks, Eurogamer .) The roster, as shown on-stream and captured by viewers , shows several new faces like the old-school Doorman, bespectacled Bookworm, and gothic Vampirebat, as well as visual alterations for characters like Ivy. Though the streamer quickly closed out after realizing their error, you can't really un-spill the beans at this point. No other info has circulated as of yet, though this leak is still fairly fresh. Deadlock is no stranger to leaks, as its own existence and content was the subject of numerous leaks . And while the existence of a test build for larger numbers of players to tinker with upcoming updates is not new either, it's a bit strange for Deadlock, which is still in an invite-only early state. Despite being invite-only, Deadlock has garnered a surprising number of players and picked up some notice from fans of both shooter games and MOBAs. A new game from Valve is already noteworthy, but its strange rollout and continued status as an invite-only game has only added to its mystique. Now, it looks like there's another, even more exclusive build for players to speculate over. It's important to keep the real news in perspective though, as one Reddit user points out: \"Oh great as if one Lash wasn't bad enough, now there are two of him!\" Eric is a freelance writer for IGN.",
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Set at the end of the High Republic era, long before the Skywalker Saga kicks off, this Disney+ series follows a young former Jedi named Osha (played by Amandla Stenberg) who works with her old Master, Sol (played by Lee Jung-jae) to investigate the murder of another Jedi. The series received generally mixed reviews, earning a 6/10 in our The Acolyte season 1 review . Released in 1999 and starring Ewan McGregor, Liam Neeson, and Natalie Portman, Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace explored what happened long before the original trilogy, making it the starting point for a chronological watch. It introduced us to a young Anakin Skywalker (played by Jake Lloyd) who would hopefully be the one to bring balance to the force. Though not an overall critical hit at the time (as it sits at 51% on Rotten Tomatoes), it’s since garnered a much more positive reception, as even Ewan McGregor noted during interviews for the Obi-Wan Kenobi series. The second installment of the prequel trilogy, which came out only a few years after its predecessor in 2002, is the next stop in a chronological watch. Taking place ten years after Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace, it centers on an older Anakin (played now by Hayden Christensen) and Obi-Wan (played once again by Ewan McGregor) as they discover new and terrifying threats in the galaxy, which in turn leads up to the Clone Wars. Clone Wars is a 2D animated series that ran on Cartoon Network from 2003-2005 and explored what happened during the titular wars, making it the perfect story to slot in between Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones and Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith. Anakin and Obi-Wan returned as characters as well, but were voiced by different people (Mat Lucas and James Arnold Taylor, respectively). Even though this series came to an end in 2005, the Clone Wars stories continued with a movie and new series in 2008. Before the rise of the new Clone Wars series, there was a computer-animated film of the same name that released two months before the series did to kick it all off. It serves as a pilot episode to the show, taking place shortly after Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones. It also saw James Arnold Taylor returning as the voice of Obi-Wan Kenobi, but had Matt Lanter replacing Mat Lucas as Anakin and featured Ashley Eckstein as Ahsoka Tano, who would all carry on into the new series, too. Two months later, Star Wars: The Clone Wars followed the 2008 computer-animated film and ran on Cartoon Network. It takes place in the three years between Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones and Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith, serving as a continuation of the aforementioned Clone Wars series from 2003, and featured several familiar faces and returning voice cast members (such as those listed in the film above). All of the events within the series eventually led to the prequel trilogy’s grand finale: Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith. The third and final installment in the prequel trilogy was Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith, which released in 2005. Following all of the thrills from The Clone Wars, this film takes place three years after Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones and sees a major shift in Anakin, eventually bringing the prequel trilogy of the Skywalker Saga to a close. And while Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope starts up a new chapter of that Saga, there are plenty of stories still to explore in the time between in this galaxy far, far away. Star Wars: The Bad Batch serves as a sequel to The Clone Wars series and takes place in the aftermath of said wars. It follows a group of elite clone troopers, known as Clone Force 99, and the mercenary missions they take on post-Clone Wars. Its second season is currently running until March 29th, so it’s the perfect time to start catching up in your chronological watch. In the time before the original trilogy of the Skywalker Saga, there’s a film that details the origin of one of its most important characters: Han Solo. Solo: A Star Wars Story is set 10 years before the events of Stars Wars Episode IV: A New Hope and starred Alden Ehrenreich as the titular smuggler, following him and Chewbacca on an adventurous heist. He’s not the only character we get a bit of backstory on before the original trilogy, though. Obi-Wan Kenobi is a mini series that was released in 2022 and follows the titular Jedi 10 years after the events of Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith, with Ewan McGregor returning to the role. Though originally planned as a limited series, the door is always open for another season if fans want, according to Lucasfilm . And, if you want a quick way to take in all six episodes of the series without any pacing issues, it's even been recut by a fan into a full-length movie ! Also taking place a little over 10 years after Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith, and five years before Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope, Star Wars Rebels is an animated series that follows the Rebellion’s small beginnings in a galaxy far, far away. It ran for four seasons with 75 total episodes, so you’ll have plenty to keep you occupied as you follow the stories about the rise of the Rebellion. Similar to Star Wars Rebels and also taking place five years before Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope, Star Wars: Andor follows the formation of the Rebel Alliance, with Cassian Andor (played by Diego Luna) leading the series. The first season features 12 exhilirating episodes and season two is currently airing on Disney+ . The building of this Rebellion eventually leads to... Rogue One: A Star Wars Story is set just before the events of Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope and follows a group of Rebels, Cassian included, as they plot to steal the plans for the Death Star. This film was the first of the standalone Star Wars spin-offs and featured a stellar cast alongside Luna, including Felicity Jones, Ben Mendelsohn, Donnie Yen, Mads Mikkelsen, and many more. And all of these events finally lead us into the trilogy that started it all, and the next chronological chapter of the Skywalker Saga. Released in 1977, Stars Wars Episode IV: A New Hope centered on Luke Skywalker (Mark Hamill) as he begins Jedi training under Obi-Wan Kenobi (Alec Guinness) and sets out on a journey to rescue Rebel Alliance leader Princess Leia (Carrie Fisher) with the help of smuggler Han Solo (Harrison Ford) and Chewbacca (Peter Mayhew). It’s an incredible classic that started this whole journey in the first place, and chronologically will set you up right in the middle of your Star Wars journey. Star Wars came back bigger and better with Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back. Set three years after its predecessor, this film follows our favorite Rebels as they continue to fight back against Imperial forces, and as Luke begins training with Yoda. It also sees Darth Vader reaching out to Luke in an attempt to lure him to the Dark Side. It’s dramatic, action-packed, and sure to keep you invested as you jump into the final film of the original trilogy. Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi brings the original trilogy’s Skywalker Saga to a close. Set one year after the events of Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back, this story revolves around the Rebel fleet as they aim to take down the newly-rebuilt Death Star. It’s a climactic finale that also sees Luke confronting Darth Vader once more, tieing up remaining strings as the Rebels make their final assault. It’s a film that leaves the fate of the galaxy in new hands, and open for new stories. In the time between the fall of the Empire and the rise of the First Order, there are several stories to appear - and one of the most exciting comes from Star Wars: The Mandalorian. This space western is a series running on Disney+ that instantly won over fans with its exciting story of a bounty hunter named Din Djarin (played by Pedro Pascal) and his adventures with little Grogu. Season 3 is set after the events in The Book of Boba Fett listed below - and the series shows no signs of slowing down anytime soon. Mando isn’t the only story of a bounty hunter that needs covering in a chronological watch of Star Wars, though. A familiar name to many Star Wars fans, Boba Fett (played by Temuera Morrison, who also appeared in Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones as Jango Fett and re-recorded lines for Boba in the DVD re-release of the original trilogy) is another bounty hunter who roams the galaxy. Serving as a spin-off of Star Wars: The Mandalorian, and set around the same period of time, The Book of Boba Fett follows the titular character as he leaves the life of a bounty hunter behind to take over the territory formerly run by Jabba the Hut. It currently only has one season out with seven episodes that run almost an hour each. Ahsoka centers on the titular former Jedi Knight as she investigates an emerging threat to the galaxy. And for those who have been wondering where the show fits on the timeline, we have some potential answers. In an interview with SFX magazine (via GamesRadar ) Sabine Wren's actress Natasha Liu Bordizzo stated that, \"Ahsoka runs along the same timeline as The Mandalorian season 3, and the shows are all connected. There's just so many parallels.\" In our 7/10 review of the first two episodes , IGN said: \"Dave Filoni’s new Disney+ series Ahsoka has plenty of action but still gets off to a slow start by getting viewers up to speed with the events of Star Wars Rebels.\" It was recently announced that an Ahsoka season 2 is officially in development . Star Wars: Skeleton Crew \"is set concurrently with The Mandalorian and Ahsoka,\" according to Empire Magazine (via Screen Rant ). The Goonies-inspird series follows a group of ordinary suburban kids from the planet At Attin who find themselves mixed up in a space-pirate adventure. Jude Law stars as Jod Na Nawood. Arisen from the ashes of the Empire comes a new threat to the galaxy: The First Order. This rise is first explored in Star Wars: Resistance, an animated series that premiered on Disney Channel and Disney XD. It follows a young pilot named Kazuda (or Kaz) Xiono who’s recruited by the Resistance (namely Poe Dameron - played by Oscar Isaac) to spy on the First Order. It takes place just before the events of the sequel trilogy, laying the groundwork for what’s to come in the next chapter of the Skywalker Saga. The sequel trilogy kicked off with Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens, which introduced us to a brand new band of Rebels. At the center of these films was Rey (played by Daisy Ridley), who joins up with ex-Stormtrooper Finn (John Boyega), Resistance pilot Poe (played by Oscar Isaac), and our beloved smuggler Han Solo (played once again by Harrison Ford) as they work with the Resistance (led by Carrie Fisher’s General Leia Organa) to track down Luke Skywalker (once again played by Mark Hamill) and take down the First Order, with Kylo Ren (played by Adam Driver) as the film’s main antagonist. It’s a reunion of old and new that started the sequel trilogy off with a bang. The search for Luke Skywalker leads straight into Star Wars Episode VIII: The Last Jedi. Kicking off immediately after the end of The Force Awakens, this story follows Rey as she seeks to recruit Luke’s help. Given the First Order’s relentless pursuits, The Resistance could use it, but she’s not the only one out looking for ways to gain the upper hand. Finn gets help from a mechanic named Rose Tico (played by Kelly Marie Tran) and the two work together to help Resistance members escape the First Order. This film also serves as the farewell to Carrie Fisher, and was lovingly dedicated to her at the end. The final installment of the sequel trilogy, and grand finale of the Skywalker Saga in general, sees our crew of Resistance fighters take their final stand against Kylo Ren and the First Order. However, the First Order isn’t working alone, as Emperor Palpatine makes his return to aid them. Unfortunately, this film wasn’t a massive success amongst critics. Our own reviewer called it “a film engineered to hit the viewer on multiple levels while struggling to settle 42 years’ worth of story elements,” but noted that it’s “if nothing else, a tribute to [the Skywalker Saga’s] legacy.” With the Skywalker Saga over and done with, it’s time to explore new stories in this galaxy far, far away, and that’s exactly what Star Wars: Visions does. This series is actually a collection of animated short films done by some of the best Japanese anime studios out there. For each episode, the creators were given complete freedom to tell a story of their choosing outside of the usual canon and with their own visual style. It currently has two volumes available to stream on Disney+ with Star Wars: Visions Volume 2 added this year. Star Wars Movies and Shows by Release Date Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope (Movie, 1977) Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back (Movie, 1980) Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi (Movie, 1983) Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace (Movie, 1999) Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones (Movie, 2002) Star Wars: Clone Wars (Animated Series, 2003-2005) Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith (Movie, 2005) Star Wars: The Clone Wars (Movie, 2008) Star Wars: The Clone Wars (Animated Series, 2008-2020) Star Wars Rebels (Animated Series, 2014-2018) Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens (Movie, 2015) Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (Movie, 2016) Star Wars Episode VIII: The Last Jedi (Movie, 2017) Star Wars: Resistance (Animated Series, 2018-2019) Solo: A Star Wars Story (Movie, 2018) Star Wars Episode IX: The Rise of Skywalker (Movie, 2019) Star Wars: The Mandalorian (Series, 2019-Present) Star Wars: The Bad Batch (Animated Series, 2021-Present) Star Wars: Visions (Anime Series, 2021) The Book of Boba Fett (Series, 2021) Obi-Wan Kenobi (Series, 2022) Star Wars: Andor (Series, 2022-Present) Young Jedi Adventures (Animated Series, Spring 2023) Star Wars: Ahsoka (Series, 2023) Star Wars: The Acolyte (Series, 2024) Star Wars: Skeleton Crew (Series, 2024) Upcoming Star Wars Movies and Shows There's a lot for Star Wars fans to look forward to in the years ahead. We're approaching Star Wars Day 2025, which will see the release of Star Wars: Tales of the Underworld on Disney+. The six-episode anthology series follows two bounty hunters: Asajj Ventress and Cad Bane. Otherwise, Andor: Season 2 is currently ongoing, with the final three episodes dropping later this month. The only other projects with a release date or window is Jon Favreau's The Mandalorian & Grogu (May 22, 2026) and Season 3 of the short-film anthology Star Wars: Visions . The longer list of undated projects in development includes Taika Waitaik's Star Wars movie (seemingly on an indefinite hold), James Mangold's Dawn of the Jedi movie, Dave Filoni's Mando-Verse New Republic movie, Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy's New Jedi Order movie with Daisy Ridley, Simon Kinberg's new Star Wars trilogy , Shawn Levy/Ryan Gosling's Star Wars movie, and Star Wars: Ahsoka Season 2 . You can check out our full list of upcoming Star Wars movies and TV series for more details. David Griffin is the Senior Editor, Features and Content Partnerships for IGN. Say hi on Twitter . Hannah Hoolihan is a freelance writer who works with the Guides and Commerce teams here at IGN.",
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      • "content": "Xbox announced a suite of price hikes to its consoles and accessories , plus a price increase for games to $80 USD confirmed coming later this year. The repercussions of this announcement is seismic and far-reaching in ways we have yet to see, and will have major consequences not just for third-party game prices, but likely PlayStation consoles as well. The Xbox move is on the heels of Nintendo’s Switch 2 announcement, which created waves not only due to the console price of $450 for the Switch 2 itself, but the $80 price tag on certain first-party games like Mario Kart World. Nintendo, which previously priced its games at $60, skipped the $70 mark drawn by Xbox and PlayStation at the start of this generation (which in itself caused huge uproar) and went straight to $80. Now Xbox will follow that lead this holiday when first party Xbox games will also hit that threshold, and it’s hard to believe the price increases will stop there. Will PlayStation Games Increase to $80? All eyes are on Sony to see whether it will follow the path led by Nintendo and Xbox, but I’m almost certain it’ll announce price hikes in the coming weeks. The rising cost of manufacturing and the tariffs from the US Trade War means that Sony must raise prices just to deal with the economic realities of the world today. Hypothetically, even if Sony were less impacted by the tariffs than Microsoft — which is almost certainly the reason why Xbox raised prices — Sony has the more successful hardware, and to not raise prices in the face of competition from both Xbox and Nintendo is leaving money on the table. But more than console prices, it’s even more certain that Sony will raise the price of its first-party PlayStation games. The company has repeatedly touted the inherent value of its games line-up as a valuable experience worth a premium. There is no world in which Sony views its first-party games as being worth less than Xbox first-party games given their continued critical and commercial success. So if Xbox is raising first-party game prices, I think Sony will too. There’s even precedent for Sony’s steadfast belief in the value of its first-party IP. The company stood by its decision to release Housemarque’s last game, Returnal, at $70 despite widespread criticism from fans who’ve previously known Housemarque for delivering great-but-smaller experiences direct to digital. Knowing what we know about how much it even costs to make Sony’s biggest first-party games , an $80 price tag feels inevitable. The Death of Physical Games Beyond the increase in console and game prices, the price hikes reflect an opportunity for corporations to fast-track something they’ve been working towards for a long time: A move to subscription services and digital games, and the end of physical media. Digital games and subscription services owned and operated by platform holders like PlayStation and Xbox earn more in revenue than physical media and used game sales. That is why PlayStation and Xbox have made such heavy investments into promoting services like PlayStation Plus and especially Xbox Game Pass. As far as we know, Xbox Game Pass is not receiving a price hike (it did of course go up in price the middle of 2024 ), and with Xbox games soon to be $80, its value for the price-conscious consumer may as well have increased given the savings subscribing to Game Pass earns compared to buying even a single first-party Xbox game. As a lover of physical media, I’ve been watching this trend of funneling users towards digital services and sales with dismay, and the price hikes on physical media might take us towards an all-digital future even faster than anticipated by anyone. What Does This Mean for GTA 6 and Everyone Else? The handbreaks are well and truly off. Even before the trade war and since the end of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2023, the games industry has had to reckon with declining profits and increasing development costs. Questions around whether the current pricing of games and consoles were sustainable began to circulate among industry insiders and analysts, and they have now manifested in higher costs for consoles like the PlayStation 5 Pro and Switch 2, as well as first-party games. With first-party companies firmly moving towards raising its prices, the likely final signal to confirm whether this pricing increase is a blip or a permanent move is GTA 6 ( when it eventually comes out in 2026 ). The idea that Grand Theft Auto 6 could be priced at $100 began as an analyst’s prediction, but quickly gained traction among the wider games industry. After all, with billions of dollars poured into GTA 6’s development, and over a decade of time spent on making the game, Take-Two is looking to maximise profits from what is very easily the most-anticipated game of the decade, perhaps ever. In the past, Take-Two CEO Strauss Zelnick has said games are priced “very, very low” compared to the value they offer. When Rockstar finally reveals the release date for Grand Theft Auto 6 I’m extremely confident it will cost $80 at the minimum . Of course, that doesn’t mean that everything will cost $80 – games like Helldivers 2 and more recently Split Fiction have proved there’s huge interest in lower priced games that fall just outside the traditional triple-A blockbuster sphere – and many will sacrifice playing a game on day one if it means they can pick it up in a sale a few weeks or months down the line. 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      • "description": "Tidjane Thiam is challenging a court decision removing him from the electoral roll ahead of October's poll.",
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It's not for the regime to eliminate opposition leaders,\" he said. \"I don't think anybody in the Ivory Coast believes that this is not a weaponisation of the legal system by the government.\" This was rejected by Ivory Coast's Information Minister Amadou Coulibaly. \"The court rules that at the time he was registered on that [electoral] list, he was not Ivorian,\" he told the BBC's Newsday programme on Friday. \"This is clear proof that this gentlemen does not know Ivory Coast... We have a problem with morality with Mr Thiam - he knew he was wrong,\" he added. Thiam told the BBC: \"What's happened is that they dug out a 1961 law that has never been applied to anybody. But in theory, it says that if you take another nationality, you lose your Ivorian citizenship.\" \"Most of the Ivorian football team is in the same case,\" he said. Although Thiam relinquished his French nationality in March to run in the election, the court found that his candidacy was invalid, given that he was not Ivorian when he first registered on the electoral roll. The 1961 nationality code states that: \"An Ivorian national of full age who voluntarily acquires or states that he possesses a foreign nationality shall lose Ivorian nationality.\" Thiam is now mounting a legal challenge. His disqualification came just a week after the centre-right Ivory Coast Democratic Party (PDCI) confirmed him as its presidential candidate. Outraged members of the party say they are suspending all parliamentary activity in protest at his disqualification. His supporters are still hopeful he could be readmitted as a candidate. The final electoral list for October's election is to be published on 20 June. Thiam was expected to challenge the ruling RHDP party currently led by Alassane Ouattara, who has been in power for 15 years. Ouattara was previously barred from running for president in the early 2000s on the grounds of nationality because of claims his parents were from Burkina Faso. Information Minister Coulibaly told the BBC that the nationality law had previously excluded a candidate who had French nationality, in 2011. \"[Thiam] blames the government for a decision taken by the court,\" he added. \"It's an insult to think that when you're in the West, you can comply with the rules, the laws of those countries, and then you arrive in your own country because you think you have power and connections, you can trample on all the texts, flout all the laws,\" said Coulibaly. But Thiam said his candidacy had rattled the government. \"This government has been in power for 15 years. Do they deserve five more? For me, that's what should be the focus of the presidential campaign, not my passport,\" he said. He also told the BBC that \"political incidents\" like this could lower investor confidence in the country. He recounted that a business associate once told him: \"I only invest in countries where I can sue the president's son and win.\" This, Thiam told the BBC, had stuck with him. Thiam comes from a long line of politicians. His great-uncle - Félix Houphouët-Boigny - was Ivory Coast's founding president. Four of his five brothers, including Thiam himself, have served as ministers under five different presidents. After becoming the first Ivorian to pass the entrance exam to France's prestigious Polytechnique engineering school, he returned to Ivory Coast and took up politics. In 1998, aged 36, he became planning minister before the PDCI was ousted from power in a coup the following year. He then moved abroad and pursued a largely successful business career. Thiam has held senior positions in leading international businesses like Aviva, Prudential and Credit Suisse. He quit the latter in 2020 following a spying scandal although he has been cleared of any involvement . In 2020, he was appointed as a special envoy for Covid-19 by the African Union. However, Thiam has faced criticism from political opponents for having been absent from Ivory Coast for 20 years, which they say means he has poor recognition among Ivorians. He believes, however, that his years outside his country have, in fact, helped build his profile at home. \"A lot of Ivorians watched my international career. The same way they watched the famous football players, they watched me, they knew me,\" he said. Thiam described himself to the BBC as \"a numbers guy\". \"Ivory Coast in 1999 was 125th in the world [In the UNDP Human Development Index]. We are now 166, so we're down 41 spots. We're among the bottom 30 countries in the world,\" said Thiam. He believes that this is as a direct result of years of political violence. \"The first sentence of my platform is an Ivory Coast at peace inside its borders and at peace with its neighbours,\" explained Thiam. \"Ivory Coast is a mosaic. You go to any part of the country, there are people on both sides of the border who are absolutely similar, speak the same language. So the only viable model for Ivory Coast is to get along well with its neighbours.\" Ivory Coast faces an increasing security threat from Islamist insurgents operating from bordering Mali and Burkina Faso. In February, France returned its last remaining military base to the Ivorian authorities, partly in response to anger in Ivory Coast over the perceived weakness of the French army in dealing with these groups. But Thiam denied there was any \"anti-French sentiment\" in Ivory Coast. \"I think what Africans are fed up with is governments that are corrupt and incompetent. When France aligns itself with corruption and incompetence, people will be anti-French and they're absolutely right to do so.\" \"Primarily, it's a problem for Africans. It's something we need to solve, and then the rest of the world will also be able to help us solve it. But it has to start with us,\" added Thiam. Additional reporting by Nicolas Négoce, Thomas Mackintosh and Natasha Booty Go to BBCAfrica.com for more news from the African continent. Follow us on Twitter @BBCAfrica , on Facebook at BBC Africa or on Instagram at bbcafrica",
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