Advocacy groups in Africa have launched a campaign to replace the Mercator map, which distorts Africa's size by making it seem smaller.

The current standard misrepresents the continent’s scale, which activists argue reinforces misconceptions about its ...

The African Union is officially fed up with the 16 th -century representation of its continent that the world has accepted as the norm. The AU, which comprises 55 African nations, has set off on a ...

The African Union has backed a campaign to end the use by governments and international organizations of the 16th-century ...

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The African Union has thrown its weight behind a "Correct the Map" campaign, calling for an end to the use of the standard ...

The Mercator world map, long a fixture in classrooms globally, makes the European Union appear almost as large as Africa. In ...

The African Union has backed a campaign to end the use of the 16th-century Mercator map of the world, in favour of one that ...

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The Mercator projection, a centuries-old map style from the age of sail, still prevails in the internet age. Here’s what the African Union wants to use instead.