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

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 is officially fed up with the 16 th -century representation of its continent that the world has accepted as the norm. The AU, which comprises 55 African nations, has set off on a ...

Maps are a form of storytelling, as well as an information source. Even the lines, colours, symbols and size of regions ...

The African Union has backed a campaign to end the use by governments and international organizations of the 16th-century Mercator map of the world in favor of one that more accurately displays ...

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.

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 ...