The government of Togo has formally petitioned the United Nations to adopt a world map that accurately reflects Africa’s true land area. Togo officials argue that the widely used projections are ...
LONDON/DAKAR (Reuters) -The African Union has backed a campaign to end the use by governments and international organisations of the 16th-century Mercator map of the world in favour of one that more ...
An account on X, formerly Twitter, known as Africa First, displayed a map showing the size of Africa being smaller than that of the distance between Eastern Europe and Asia, with the caption “Please ...
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 ...
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 ...
Africa backs new map to better reflect continent's true size Countries say Mercator projection perpetuates stereotypes Togo leads push to replace the Mercator map Draft UN resolution on ditching ...
LONDON/DAKAR, Aug 14 (Reuters) - (This Aug. 14 story has been refiled to clarify the number of AU member states in paragraph 3) The African Union has backed a campaign to end the use by governments ...
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