Photos: A journalist is crowned king in Uganda

The death of King Oyo Nyimba in August triggered widespread grief and a succession dispute in Uganda’s Tooro Kingdom.Journalist Edward Rukidi Kijanangoma during his coronation as king of Uganda's traditional Tooro Kingdom. [Hajarah Nalwadda/AP Photo]Published On 30 Sep 202630 Sep 2026A journalist has been crowned king of Uganda’s Tooro Kingdom, a traditional monarchy plunged into grief and a succession dispute following the death of its “boy king” last month.Prince Edward Rukidi Nyabongo, long employed as a broadcaster and editor with the state-run Uganda Broadcasting Corporation, took his regnal name after performing night-time rituals before being ushered into the palace.He was formally unveiled to his subjects on Tuesday in Fort Portal, a town in western Uganda near the border with the Democratic Republic of the Congo.Uganda’s traditional kingdoms were abolished in the 1960s by a republican president seeking to unify the newly independent country, but were restored in 1993.While cultural monarchs hold no constitutional powers and are barred from partisan politics, they retain significant influence as custodians of tradition and identity.Speaking at the ceremony, President Yoweri...