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

A growing campaign backed by the African Union is urging schools and organizations to replace the Mercator projection with a ...

The most common map of the world is one that was created in the 16th century known as the Mercator projection. Now the ...

On the Mercator projection, one of the world’s most popular maps, Greenland and Africa appear to be about the same size. But ...

African Union promotes a new map revealing Africa’s true scale, aiming to reshape global perspectives on the continent’s size ...

On the Mercator projection, one of the world’s most popular maps, Greenland and Africa appear to be about the same size. But ...