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The 27-year-old set off from South Africa's most southerly point on 22 April last year. By the time he crossed the finish line in Tunisia, he had taken more than 19 million steps in 16 countries, running the equivalent of 385 marathons in 351 days.
Cook, who is known on social media by his nickname, Hardest Geezer, said he planned to celebrate with a strawberry daquiri.
A UK charity fundraiser known as 'Hardest Geezer' has reached the northernmost point of Africa, completing a year-long quest to run the length of the continent.
Russ Cook on Sunday completed a mammoth quest to run the length of Africa having overcome health scares, visa troubles and even an armed robbery. The Briton arrived late in the afternoon at Cape Angela in Tunisia, where a sculpture marks the "northernmost point of the African continent". The epic endeavour saw him live up to his "hardest geezer (man)" nickname to complete the more than 16,000-kilometer (9,900-mile) journey. Cook believes he is the first person ever to run the entire length of the continent.
A man dubbed the 'Hardest Geezer' has sparked a row after he completed the mammoth feat of running the entire length of Africa.