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POLITICS14h agoUganda reverses withdrawal from Invictus Games after King Charles intervenesThe King’s private secretary called Uganda’s chief of defence forces to give a green light to the nation’s participation in the Invictus GamesThe Independent World
WORLD1d agoUganda back in Invictus Games after withdrawing over 'Harry-Meghan nonsense'Uganda will now be taking part in Prince Harry's Invictus Games next year, after the country pulled out over the "nonsense" related to the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, Sky News understands.Sky News World
POLITICS1d agoSuccession row kicks off in Uganda after amateur goalkeeper says no to throneThe committee's first choice — a non-league goalkeeper from south-east London — declined, citing other responsibilities. His replacement was then rejected by the late king's own family, who produced a 2022 will that the committee ignored.EuroNews [en]
POLITICS1d agoUganda buries King Oyo as death sparks succession rowThousands of people gathered in western Uganda on Saturday to pay their final respects to King Oyo. Oyo died last month at the age of 34, unmarried and without an official heir. Now a fight is underway over who will succeed him, pitting the royal clan against his closest relatives.Africanews [en]
POLITICS2d agoUganda buries one-time ‘boy king’ whose death has sparked a succession battleUganda’s King Oyo Nyimba, who was once the world’s youngest monarch, was buried on Saturday amid an acrimonious succession dispute that has rocked the royal family and gripped the nation. The traditional monarch, who ascended the throne of Uganda’s Tooro Kingdom as an infant in 1995, died last month from cancer. He was 34. He was buried next to his ancestors after an emotional funeral service in an Anglican cathedral in the remote city of Fort Portal, near the Congo border, concluding a nine-day...South China Morning Post
POLITICS2d agoA kingdom within a republic: Inside Uganda’s BugandaThe kingdom’s traditions and institutions have endured through colonial rule, independence and decades of upheaval.Al Jazeera [en]
POLITICS2d agoMystery son and disputed heir: Uganda’s king buried amid succession disputeThe 34-year-old monarch’s death has opened a rare challenge to the traditional process of choosing Tooro’s next king.Al Jazeera [en]