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 ...
fox6now: Africa is much bigger than most maps show, and a new campaign wants that fixed
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 ...
Africa is much bigger than most maps show, and a new campaign wants that fixed
Los Angeles Times: 14 Greenlands fit inside Africa: Campaign gains global momentum for map accuracy
DAKAR, Senegal — On the Mercator projection, one of the world’s most popular maps, Greenland and Africa appear to be about the same size. But on the Equal Earth projection showing continents in their ...
14 Greenlands fit inside Africa: Campaign gains global momentum for map accuracy
The Business & 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
WAMC: 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