Naija Gist - Latest: Nigeria’s capital is Abuja, but these African countries have more than one
Everyone knows Abuja is Nigeria’s capital. But did you know some African countries split their capitals across two or more cities? When Nigeria moved its capital from Lagos to Abuja in 1991, it was ...
Nigeria’s capital is Abuja, but these African countries have more than one
Naija Gist - Latest: 5 African countries that successfully relocated their state capitals
Togo is spearheading a diplomatic movement to overhaul how the world views the African continent. The West African nation plans to ask United Nations member states to adopt a world map that more ...
Black Enterprise: This African Nation Says Its Time For World Map To Reflect The Continent’s True Size
This African Nation Says Its Time For World Map To Reflect The Continent’s True Size
Sahara Reporters: Togo, African Union Seek UN Adoption Of New World Map Reflecting Africa’s True Size
Togo, African Union Seek UN Adoption Of New World Map Reflecting Africa’s True Size
The African Union endorsed a map that reflects the truer relative size of the continent. (map public domain via Equal Earth) The African Union, an intergovernmental organization of 55 African ...
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 ...
The African Union has intensified a campaign for the use of the "right map of Africa". In the widely used Mercator map, Africa appears smaller than it is. In a bid to depict the continent's relative ...
MSN: Traditional world map incorrect? African Union wants it to be scrapped. Here's why
The African Union (AU) that has 55 member states is not happy with the 16th-century Mercator map that governments and international organisations use for reference. They have now backed a campaign to ...
Traditional world map incorrect? African Union wants it to be scrapped. Here's why