NPR News -Africa A British man just ran the entire length of Africa — nearly 10,000 miles by Design Tech April 8, 2024 April 8, 2024 Bookmark 33 April 8, 20246:28 AM ET Starting in South Africa and finishing in Tunisia, it took Russ Cook 352 days. That's about 28 miles on average each day — more than a marathon. Cook has in the past run from Istanbul to London. Share 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestLinkedinTumblrRedditWhatsappTelegramEmail Design Tech Follow Author previous post Ethnic guerrillas in Myanmar look set to seize important town on Thai border next post British runner completes challenge to run length of Africa You may also like Bookmark Nigeria’s Chronic Electricity Problems August 8, 2025 Bookmark Journalist says greed, nihilism and transnationalism are fueling... August 8, 2025 Bookmark Scientists in South Africa are making rhino horns... August 8, 2025 Bookmark ‘We are being driven from the land.’ Nigerian... August 8, 2025 Bookmark Rwanda and DRC sign a U.S.-brokered peace deal,... July 15, 2025 Bookmark Khartoum’s Acropole Hotel, survivor of coups and attacks,... June 19, 2025 Bookmark 5 years in, is the NBA’s Basketball Africa... June 14, 2025 Bookmark An AIDS orphan, a pastor and his frantic... June 14, 2025 Bookmark Protests erupt in Kenya’s capital over blogger’s death... June 14, 2025 Bookmark Torture and treason trials: what’s happening in Tanzania? June 14, 2025