Journalist to be crowned king in Uganda after bitter succession dispute
Kijanangoma is being crowned amid a dispute over a young heir whom the royal clan does not recognise.
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Kijanangoma is being crowned amid a dispute over a young heir whom the royal clan does not recognise.
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Ugandaโs Tooro kingdom has named television news anchorย Prince Edward Rukidi Kijanangoma as its new king, but the succession has been challenged by the mother of the late King Oyo Nyimba, just days before his burial.