King Ahmed Iman left (Somalia) and King Wilson Peni,(South Africa)
Royalty have been showing up for this year’s Hargeisa International Book Fair in the self-declared state of Somaliland.
The BBC’s Mary Harper snapped this shot of two kings attending the event, one of the largest celebrations of literature and the arts in East Africa:
The monarch in the headdress is Ahmed Iman Warsame, King of the Gaboye. Our reporter says the Gaboye are a much-despised minority clan in Somalia.
His business card says he is “King of the Horn of Africa” – which may be a bit of an exaggeration!
Next to him, wearing a royal sash, is Wilson Peni, King of the Zande people in South Sudan.
They have been invited to the literary gathering to compare and contrast South Sudanese and Somali royalty.
Source:.bbc.co.uk/news