A campaign is underway to replace the world’s most popular map, which the effort’s supporters say promotes a false view of the continent and its size. Mercator projection Equal Earth projection ...
"On classroom walls from Lagos to London", the standard map of the world depicts an "inflated Britain at the centre" and a dramatically "shrunken Africa", said The Times. But this could soon change.
WUWM: 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
The Washington Post: Here’s how Africa wants to redraw the world map
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 ...
By Noel Kokou Tadegnon and Catarina Demony LOME, April 14 (Reuters) - Togo will ask United Nations member states to adopt a world map that more accurately reflects the true size of Africa and ditch ...
Black Enterprise: This African Nation Says Its Time For World Map To Reflect The Continent’s True Size
The government of Togo has formally petitioned the United Nations to adopt a world map that accurately represents the true land area of Africa.
This African Nation Says Its Time For World Map To Reflect The Continent’s True Size
MyJoyOnline: Togo petitions UN to adopt world map showing Africa’s true size
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 ...
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Africanews on MSN: Togo to ask UN members to adopt world maps that show true size of Africa
Togo has launched a campaign to adopt a world map that better represents the true size of Africa. Now Togo will ask UN member states to commit to ditching European centred maps in favour of more ...
Togo to ask UN members to adopt world maps that show true size of Africa
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
African advocacy organizations have initiated a paradigm shift by initiating a resulting campaign to replace the twisted Mercator map that distorts the African continent by 14 times to be replaced by ...
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MSN: The World Map You’ve Known Forever Is Wrong—and Africa Wants to Redraw It
Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: The African Union has started an effort to oust the Mercator projection map and replace it with what it says is a more accurately drawn map. The 16 ...
The World Map You’ve Known Forever Is Wrong—and Africa Wants to Redraw It
WUNC: African Union backs campaign to replace Mercator map that distorts Africa's size
Black Enterprise on MSN: 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
WWNO: African Union backs campaign to replace Mercator map that distorts Africa's size
The New York Times: Africa Is Big, and It Wants the World’s Maps to Show It
Africa Is Big, and It Wants the World’s Maps to Show It