Burial of King Oyo takes place in Uganda as news anchor prepares for throne
First reported Sat, 12 Sep 2026 15:09:05 GMT · Last updated
<p>Royal guards carry casket through streets of Fort Portal amid row over appointment of Edward Rukidi Kijanangoma</p><p>Uganda’s King Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru Rukidi IV, long the world’s youngest monarch, has been buried among the tombs of his royal forebears as his Tooro kingdom looked to put <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/sep/10/uganda-king-secret-son-succession-dispute">a bitter succession battle</a> behind it.</p><p>Oyo’s appointed successor, the news anchor Edward Rukidi Kijanangoma, cast nine coffee berries into the grave at the Karambi Royal Tombs, marking the formal handover of power in the western Ugandan kingdom.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/sep/12/burial-king-oyo-uganda">Continue reading...</a>
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- The GuardianBurial of King Oyo takes place in Uganda as news anchor prepares for throne
<p>Royal guards carry casket through streets of Fort Portal amid row over appointment of Edward Rukidi Kijanangoma</p><p>Uganda’s King Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru Rukidi IV, long the world’s youngest monarch, has been buried among the tombs of his royal forebears as his Tooro kingdom looked to put <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/sep/10/uganda-king-secret-son-succession-dispute">a bitter succession battle</a> behind it.</p><p>Oyo’s appointed successor, the news anchor Edward Rukidi Kijanangoma, cast nine coffee berries into the grave at the Karambi Royal Tombs, marking the formal handover of power in the western Ugandan kingdom.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/sep/12/burial-king-oyo-uganda">Continue reading...</a>
Sat, 12 Sep 2026 15:09:05 GMT
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