Uganda buries onetime ‘boy king’ whose death has sparked a succession battle — Live Feedhttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/uganda-buries-onetime-boy-king-whose-death-has-sparked-a-succession-battleContinuously updated, source-cited coverage. Uganda Buries Late King Oyo Amid Bitter Succession Battlehttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/uganda-buries-onetime-boy-king-whose-death-has-sparked-a-succession-battlehttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/uganda-buries-onetime-boy-king-whose-death-has-sparked-a-succession-battle#u68233Mon, 14 Sep 2026 23:35:24 +0000Uganda has buried King Oyo Nyimba, the once world-leading youngest monarch, on Saturday in western Uganda following his death at age 34. Thousands of mourners gathered for the funeral procession amid an acrimonious succession dispute. The royal family rejected Edward Rukidi Kijanangoma as the new monarch, while a news anchor and a secret son revelation have ignited a bitter dispute over the throne in one of Africa's oldest kingdoms. Officials held last-ditch talks over the king's succession to allow him to be buried.Why it mattersThe late monarch rose to global attention as the world