The African Union has backed a campaign to end the use by governments and international organizations of the 16th-century ...

Advocacy groups in Africa have launched a campaign to replace the Mercator map, which distorts Africa's size by making it ...

The Mercator projection, a centuries-old map style from the age of sail, still prevails in the internet age. Here’s what the ...

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Given its distortions, why has the Mercator projection continued to dominate classrooms, atlases and even digital maps for centuries?

The African Union has thrown its weight behind a "Correct the Map" campaign, calling for an end to the use of the standard Mercator map in favour of on ...

African nations are calling for the world map to be redrawn to show the “greatness of the continent”. The African Union has ...

The African Union backs a campaign to replace the Mercator map with a more accurate projection that reflects Africa’s true ...

For centuries, the familiar Mercator world map has quietly distorted Africa's size and significance. Now, a coalition of ...

The 55 countries endorsed a campaign to replace the Mercator map with alternatives that supporters say more accurately ...