British runner Ross Cook, 27, has become the world’s first adventurer to cross the African continent running along the west coast from south to north.

Nicknamed “the toughest strange man”, Cook arrived in the Ras Angla region in northern Tunisia, 20 kilometers from Bizerte, the farthest point on the African continent, through which he crossed 16 countries.

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Koch crossed Namibia, Angola, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Congo, Cameroon, Nigeria, Benin, Togo, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Guinea, Senegal, Mauritania, and Algeria, before concluding his tour in Tunisia.
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A tragic accident occurred in the Democratic Republic of the Congo where a homemade boat carrying more than 270 passengers capsized in the Kwa River near the capital, Kinshasa, resulting in the death of more than 80 people.

President Felix Tshisekedi announced in a statement that the incident occurred late Monday in Mai Ndombe District.

According to Ren Maker, Moshi District Water Commissioner, the boat was heading to Kinshasa when its engine broke down, causing the boat to capsize and crash into the edge of the riverbank.

185 passengers were able to swim to shore, about 70 kilometers from the city of Moshi, while 86 passengers died.

It is noteworthy that this is not the first incident of its kind in the Democratic Republic of Congo, as boat capsizes have occurred repeatedly as a result of overloading.
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On Thursday, Russian President Vladimir Putin awarded the President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Denis Sassou Nguesso, the Medal of Honor for his great contribution to developing and strengthening relations between the two countries.

The text of the decree published on the official portal of legal documents stated: “For his significant contribution to the development and strengthening of relations between the Russian Federation and the Republic of Congo, the Medal of Honor was awarded to the President of the Republic of Congo, Sassou Nguesso Denis.”

The President of the Republic of the Congo arrived in Russia on Tuesday for a visit that will continue until Saturday, June 29.

During a meeting with Putin in Moscow, Nguesso praised the strength and resilience of the Russian authorities and people in the face of illegally imposed sanctions as a result of the conflict in Ukraine and other conflicts.
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