Paul Bakibinga

@BBCAfrica Presenter and Journalist. Special interests in current affairs and the Arts. Opinions mine. Retweets not endorsements.

[Channel 4 News @Channel4News]

Jon Snow, the former Channel 4 News Lead Presenter, has opened up about his Alzheimer's diagnosis.

The 78-year-old speaks about the disease in an interview with the Daily Mail, and forthcoming documentary.

In Jon Snow: A Last Big Story, he travels to Zambia to investigate a chemical spill and pollution in the Kafue River.

[Human Rights Foundation (HRF) @HRF]

HRF condemns Dutch immigration officers’ careless treatment on Thursday of prominent, award-winning Ugandan human rights activist Agather Atuhaire on Thursday at Amsterdam’s Schiphol airport, as she returned from the 2026 #OsloFreedomForum in Oslo. The treatment Atuhaire received triggered serious traumatic mental distress from her well-known May 2025 illegal detention and torture in Tanzania.

[Channel 4 News @Channel4News]

Kanya King - who founded the Mobo Awards which celebrate Black British music - has died at the age of 57.

Her family said it followed a "courageous and characteristically determined battle" with colon cancer.

In a statement - they said the creation of the Mobo awards was an "act of cultural justice" which had demonstrated the power of Black music to a world which had too often chosen not to see it.

[Charles Onyango-Obbo @cobbo3]

So, President Yoweri Museveni recently mocked Ugandans (and by extension other Africans) who go to Dubai to work. He called it a desert, insufferably hot, and declared Ugandans who went there to work had an “inferiority complex”. There are grand political arguments one can make, but someone wisely suspected it had more to do with the pay, so we went looking for the dry differences in the salaries of some of the “lower jobs” Ugandans go to Dubai to work, and what they would have earned at home. Here's what we found in this table:

[The Tennis Letter @TheTennisLetter]

Venus Williams defends Jannik Sinner following his loss at Roland Garros, ‘He's never won a match over 3 hours & 50 minutes. So what? He's done everything else… Not only does he handle winning well, he handled losing with such grace’

“One of the big stories of the tournament was Sinner suffering from whatever happened on the court, heat or cramps and all the things.

So Sinner has never won a match longer than 3 hours and 50 minutes. These circumstances that players play under in tennis, it's incredible.

Maybe he hasn't won a match that's been over 3 hours and 50 minutes. So what? He's done everything else.

In my opinion, it's more of a fluke than a real stat. Not only insane conditions, but he dealt with it with his head up. He never quit. He never walked off the court. He never considered stopping even though it was the worst circumstances.

Not only does he handle winning well, he handled losing with such grace and such poise.” ❤️

(via @BleacherReport)

[Paul Bakibinga @PabloBach]

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[Roland-Garros @rolandgarros]

What a way to reach a first Roland-Garros final together 😮‍💨

#RolandGarros

[Alzheimer's Society @alzheimerssoc]

Veteran news anchor Jon Snow has shared that he’s living with dementia, speaking publicly for the first time to raise awareness of a condition affecting around 1 million people across the UK.

Jon and his wife, neurologist Dr Precious Lunga, are supporting Alzheimer’s Society @alzheimerssoc and shared the story of Jon’s diagnosis in @DailyMail as part of our Defeating Dementia campaign with the newspaper.

https://t.co/Sy08OWXmms

We’ve partnered with Jon, in association with @Channel4, on a powerful new documentary airing on 20 June. Jon Snow: A Last Big Story looks at how he’s navigating life with dementia, and how, when we all come together, we can change the story.

Thank you to Jon and Precious for their courage and openness to bring much-needed attention to dementia 💙

@jonsnowC4

Photo credit: Cynthia R Matonhodze

[BBC Sport @BBCSport]

Alexander Zverev has reached a fourth Grand Slam final, beating Jakub Mensik to book his place in the French Open showpiece and earn another chance to win the first major title of his career 🏆

[The Tennis Letter @TheTennisLetter]

Maja Chwalinska after becoming the 1st qualifier to reach the Roland Garros final

"I mean... like a dream honestly. I don't know what's going on. 😂 I don't know what to say. I'm sorry. I'm just very happy."

🥹🥹🥹

[Peter Greste @PeterGreste]

Australia has passed 130+ national security laws since 2001. A new reform seeking to slash 300 minor secrecy offences is a great step towards transparency, but there is still work to be done before it passes the Senate.

https://t.co/cSxIELVtTU

[The Tennis Letter @TheTennisLetter]

Maja Chwalinska has changed her life at this year’s Roland Garros.

Her total career earnings before Roland Garros:

$864,030.

What she’s earned at this tournament:

$1,624,000.

Because the players don’t get the money til after the tournament, she was worried she wouldn’t be able to cover her costs for a hotel as she went further and further in the draw.

Polish company OSHEE had to step in and pay for the rest of her hotel fees.

It’s nothing short of heartwarming to see this happening to such a humble person who has overcome her share of struggles.

She overcame a battle with depression and stopped playing tennis entirely for a period to take care of her mental health.

She wasn’t sure if she’d ever come back to this sport.

Absolutely unreal story. 🥹

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[Paul Bakibinga @PabloBach]

Jill Biden says she was ‘frightened’ by Joe Biden’s 2024 debate performance https://t.co/gKlHUKxAO1 via @YouTube

[BBC Sport @BBCSport]

19-year-old Mirra Andreeva is through to her first Grand Slam final 🎾👏

The world number eight beat Ukraine's Marta Kostyuk 6-1 6-3 to become the fourth-youngest woman to reach a French Open final in the past 30 years, after Martina Hingis, Kim Clijsters and Coco Gauff.

[Paul Bakibinga @PabloBach]

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[The Tennis Letter @TheTennisLetter]

Venus Williams says on the TNT Roland Garros Desk that she was sad when Aryna Sabalenka said she felt like quitting tennis after her loss, ‘To deal with letting yourself down is the hardest thing in the world… This should make her stronger’

“I was feeling sad actually. I was kinda like.. I got taken on her emotions. A lot of empathy for her. And she leaves it all on the court. You see everything she feels on the court. Perhaps maybe take a little more time if you need to before the press conference, because I don’t think she wants to quit tennis. That would be a tragedy for tennis and a tragedy for her. But when you lose it’s just so, like, ugh. The inner struggle is real. I like that she lets us in, lets us be a part of her world in that way. What happened today happens to every player at some point in time. And it hurts. The worst part is that you let your own self down. And to deal with letting yourself down is the hardest thing in the world. If you just get beat, you just got beat. If somebody wiped you off the court, you got beat, they played better… You can deal with that. But right now she’s dealing with her own disappointment. It’s hard to sleep at night with that. What I’ll also say is that any of us would take the year she’s had. I think she’s just amplifying in this moment. But she’s had a great year. I don’t think she should have any regrets. This should make her stronger.” ❤️

[ESPN @espn]

ANOTHER UPSET AT THE FRENCH OPEN! 😱

With World No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka's loss, there will be no former major champion left in both the men's or women's semifinal.

The last major when that happened was the 1977 French Open.

[The Tennis Letter @TheTennisLetter]

Aryna Sabalenka in press after losing to Diana Shnaider at Roland Garros:

"No thoughts, no emotion. I want to quit tennis right now. We'll see in a few days. Hopefully I can get back on track mentally" 💔

(via @Tennis_Majors)

[Paul Bakibinga @PabloBach]

Exclusive: UN labour agency freezes US official's appointment over unpaid dues https://t.co/ZEltdGMFXQ

[The Tennis Letter @TheTennisLetter]

Massive round of applause for João Fonseca and everything he achieved at this year’s Roland Garros.

🔹Became the first teenager to ever beat Novak Djokovic in a Grand Slam

🔹Became the 2nd player in history to come back from 2 sets to 0 down to beat Novak Djokovic

🔹Became the first Brazilian man to reach a Roland Garros singles quarterfinal since Guga in 2004

🔹Beat 2-time Roland Garros finalist Casper Ruud

🔹Up to No. 25 in the live rankings

Just 19 years old doing truly incredible things.

His dream run ends here, but his dream is more alive than ever.

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