A journalist has been crowned king of Uganda's Tooro Kingdom while a succession dispute continues, BBC News reports. The report says the royal clan does not recognise the young heir at the centre of the disagreement.

The competing claims leave questions about the kingdom's next steps and how the dispute will be resolved. This summary reflects the BBC report and may change as the story develops.

Source: BBC News report.

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