Uganda: Traditional Kingdom Plunged Into Succession Crisis

Uganda: Traditional kingdom plunged into succession crisis

A royal succession committee and the family of late King Oyo Nyimba of Toroo have put forward competing candidates. Questions have been raised as to whether the late monarch indeed had a son as his family claims.

Tooro Kingdom succession dispute erupts days before late King Oyo's burial

A succession crisis has broken out in Uganda's Tooro Kingdom just days before the burial of King Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru Rukidi IV, who died last month.

Uganda Kingdom Faces Succession Dispute Days Before King Oyo’s Burial

A succession dispute has erupted in Uganda’s Tooro Kingdom days before the burial of its late monarch, King Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru Rukidi IV, who died last month at the age of 34. The late king, who ruled the traditional kingdom for more than three decades, died in the United States while undergoing cancer treatment. […]

Succession Dispute Erupts in Tooro Kingdom After Youngest King’s Death

The Tooro Kingdom in Uganda has become embroiled in a dramatic succession dispute reminiscent of Hollywood scripts following the recent death of King