The African Union is fighting to correct the misrepresentation of the African continent. By advocating for maps that reflect Africa’s true size, the AU aims to ensure a more accurate representation of ...
Business and Financial Times on MSN: African Union adopts historic decision to restore accurate representation of Africa in global maps and educational systems
African Union adopts historic decision to restore accurate representation of Africa in global maps and educational systems
African advocacy groups launched a campaign to replace the Mercator map with the Equal Earth projection. The African Union endorsed the effort, saying the distorted map minimizes Africa’s global ...
New Hampshire Public Radio: African Union backs campaign to replace Mercator map that distorts Africa's size
The African Union has joined a campaign calling for the widely-used Mercator map, which makes Africa appear smaller than it is, to be replaced with a map that more accurately reflects the continent's ...
African Union backs campaign to replace Mercator map that distorts Africa's size
Central Western Daily: Togo to ask UN to use map showing Africa's true size
The Business & Financial Times on MSN: African Union adopts historic decision to restore accurate representation of Africa in global maps and educational systems