Uganda’s King Oyo buried amid bitter succession dispute

As mourners gathered in western Uganda on Saturday for the burial of King Oyo, his Tooro kingdom is embroiled in a bitter dispute over his successor.

Oyo’s mother says she is being held against her will in the palace with other members of the royal family.

Oyo died in the United States last month while being treated for cancer. Aged just 34, he was unmarried and had no official heir.

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