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  • King Lewanika: first African invited to British royal coronation in 1902
  • An extraordinary life: descendant welcomes biography of woman ‘gifted’ to Queen Victoria
  • From South-East London to a Royal Throne! SE Dons Captain George Desmond Kamurasi Is Tooro’s Next King

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diggers.news /1 month ago

King Lewanika: first African invited to British royal coronation in 1902

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theguardian.com /6 days ago

An extraordinary life: descendant welcomes biography of woman ‘gifted’ to Queen Victoria

A girl called Àìná was captured by an African king and later taken to England to become Sarah Forbes Bonetta, protege of the imperial monarch When she was seven years old, Bayo Ran...

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bellanaija.com /1 month ago

From South-East London to a Royal Throne! SE Dons Captain George Desmond Kamurasi Is Tooro’s Next King

George Desmond Kamurasi, the 36-year-old SE Dons goalkeeper and captain from south-east London, has been selected as the next Omukama of Uganda’s Tooro Kingdom following the passin...

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africanews.com /1 month ago

Uganda's Tooro kingdom succession disputed after death of King Oyo

Uganda’s Tooro kingdom has named television news anchor  Prince Edward Rukidi Kijanangoma as its new king, but the succession has been challenged by the mother of the late King Oyo...

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theeastafrican.co.ke /3 weeks ago

Nyabongo: Man from TV who became the King of Tooro

Nyabongo’s promise of inclusiveness places the monarchy within a broader national framework rather than presenting it as an institution competing with the central government.

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allafrica.com /3 weeks ago

Uganda: Prince Edward Rukidi Nyabongo I Is New Omukama of Tooro

[Independent (Kampala)] Fort Portal, Uganda -- Prince Edward Rukidi Nyabongo I was installed early Tuesday morning as the new Omukama of Tooro in a series of traditional rituals he...

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theguardian.com /1 month ago

Secret son revelation ignites bitter succession dispute in Ugandan kingdom

Family of late King Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru Rukidi IV reject committee’s choice of cousin and TV presenter as new monarchA traditional Ugandan kingdom has become engulfed in a bit...

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kn-online.de /3 weeks ago

Nachrichtensprecher in Uganda zum König gekrönt

Gleich fünf traditionelle Königreiche gibt es in Uganda. Eines von ihnen hat nun einen neuen Monarchen – vor dessen Krönung gab es allerdings reichlich Wirbel.

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bbc.co.uk /3 weeks ago

The journalist who became king in Uganda

Edward Rukidi Nyabongo I has been crowned king of Tooro in a ceremony attended by Uganda's President Museveni.

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lindaikejisblog.com /1 month ago

London-based goalkeeper chosen as next ruler of Ugandan kingdom and rejecting it will be an abomination

A London-based non-league footballer has b

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theeastafrican.co.ke /1 month ago

Ugandan Tooro kingdom gripped by succession battle after monarch's death

The family of the late king, Oyo Nyimba, rejected clan members' choice of a television news anchor to succeed him.

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nytimes.com /1 month ago

A Succession Battle Erupts Over a Late Ugandan Monarch

Family members and royal leaders are jockeying for control in the Tooro Kingdom after its former boy king died last month. Elders chose a TV journalist to succeed him, but the roya...

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theeastafrican.co.ke /3 weeks ago

Ugandan kingdom enthrones ex-TV anchor after succession fight

Edward Rukidi Kijanangoma succeeded King Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru Rukidi IV, whose death last month from cancer at age 34 triggered a feud.

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jamaicainquirer.com /3 weeks ago

Photos: A journalist is crowned king in Uganda 

A journalist has been crowned king of Uganda’s Tooro Kingdom, a traditional monarchy plunged into grief and a successi...

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bbc.co.uk /3 weeks ago

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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aljazeera.com /1 month ago

Mystery son and disputed heir: Uganda’s king buried amid succession dispute

The 34-year-old monarch’s death has opened a rare challenge to the traditional process of choosing Tooro’s next king.

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thisdaylive.com /3 weeks ago

Jonathan, Fubara, Igwe Achebe, Ogiame Atuwatse, Others Eulogise New Opobo King 

Blessing Ibunge in Port Harcourt  Former President Goodluck Jonathan; his wife, Patience; Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara; Obi of Onitsha, Igwe Nnaemeka Achebe; Olu of War...

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africanews.com /1 month ago

Uganda buries King Oyo as death sparks succession row

Thousands 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. No...

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africanews.com /4 days ago

African Americans return to Ghana to honour ancestors lost to slavery

At the Nkyinkyim Museum in Nuhalenya, near Ada, African Americans and other members of the diaspora have gathered for a three-day ancestral veneration ceremony honouring those whos...

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pmnewsnigeria.com /1 week ago

Oba of Benin decorates First Lady Oluremi Tinubu with royal coral beads

Mrs Tinubu is the third prominent Nigerian woman to receive the Ikele. The bead had previously been bestowed on retired Chief Judge of Edo State, Justice Esohe Ikponmwen, and forme...

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thisdaylive.com /1 week ago

Benin Monarch Decorates Mrs Oluremi Tinubu with Coral Beads

• As First Lady launches 50 CNG buses, empowers 5,000 Felix Omoh-Asun in Benin City Omo N’ Oba N’ Edo Uku Akpolokpolo, Ewuare, Oba of Benin has blessed Mrs. Oluremi

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focus.de /3 weeks ago

Nach wochenlanger Kontroverse: Nachrichtensprecher in Uganda zum König gekrönt

Gleich fünf traditionelle Königreiche gibt es in Uganda. Eines von ihnen hat nach wochenlanger Kontroverse nun einen neuen Monarchen – der war vorher TV--Star.

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jamaicanews.net /1 month ago

How the British Crown profited directly from human trafficking

Long before modern apologies, the British monarchy and its investors built fortunes on the transatlantic slave tradeThe question of slavery and reparations has recently returned to...

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omanobserver.om /1 month ago

Why Africa, why now?

For the first time, an Omani Sovereign has undertaken state visits to two Sub-Saharan African nations. His Majesty Sultan Haitham bin Tarik’s visits to Botswana and Angola in mid-S...

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