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  "id": 10948323,
  "title": "Ex-TV anchor crowned as king in Uganda after succession fight",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/30/ex-tv-anchor-crowned-as-king-in-uganda-after-succession-fight",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-30T13:10:52.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "France 24",
    "slug": "france-24",
    "url": "https://www.france24.com/en/video/20260930-ex-tv-anchor-crowned-as-king-in-uganda-after-succession-fight"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "A former television news anchor was crowned king of Uganda's Tooro Kingdom on Tuesday, becoming the 13th monarch of the Batooro people in a ritual-laden coronation that ended a succession dispute. Edward Rukidi Kijanangoma succeeded King Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru Rukidi IV, whose death last month from cancer at age 34 triggered a feud, with his mother saying a previously undisclosed son was…",
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Al Jazeera",
        "title": "Former journalist crowned king of Uganda’s Tooro kingdom",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/30/former-journalist-crowned-king-of-ugandas-tooro-kingdom",
        "published": "2026-09-30T12:34:21.000Z"
      }
    ]
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}