# Uganda holds last-ditch talks over king’s succession before burial

https://mins.news/en/item/54403

- Reuters, 2026-09-11 10:25 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/uganda-holding-last-ditch-talks-over-kings-succession-allow-him-be-buried-2026-09-11/?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=6aa3d70251db2900010ee1ab

> Uganda’s government is rushing to settle a bitter succession dispute in the Tooro Kingdom after the death of its 34-year-old monarch, Oyo Nyimba. A kingdom spokesperson said on Friday that talks were aimed at allowing his burial on Saturday.

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