DRC cyclist Miguel Masaïsaï posthumously awarded Gold Medal of Civic and Sporting Merit for his commitment to peace

Congolese cyclist Miguel Mumbere Masaisai, who died in a road accident near Ouesso, Republic of the Congo, on September 18, 2026, was posthumously awarded the Gold Medal of Civic and Sporting Merit at a ceremony in Kinshasa. He was cycling across Africa as part of the “Pedals for Peace” initiative, aiming to travel from Goma to Rabat and raise awareness about peace in eastern DRC. Born in Goma in 2003, he had previously cycled through several Congolese provinces and completed a Goma-to-Cape Town journey in 2025. Family members, government officials and elected representatives from North Kivu paid tribute to him before his burial.