New Delhi, Sept. 11 -- A selection committee for Tooro announced the choice of Edward Rukidi Kijanangoma as crown prince following a search. A cousin of the late king, Kijanangoma is a news anchor and editor with state broadcaster Uganda Broadcasting Corporation.

He is likely to be crowned this week to succeed Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru Rukidi IV, who will be buried on Saturday in a funeral expected to be attended by tens of thousands of mourners in a remote city near the Congo border. King Oyo was unmarried at the time of his death from cancer. The event saddened many who had watched him grow from infancy and become a beloved leader for his ancient kingdom.

Tooro is one of five traditional kingdoms recognized by Uganda's government, thou...