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

The most commonly used world map could soon get a revamp to show the true scale of the African continent. The African Union ...

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

A campaign is underway to replace the world’s most popular map, which the effort’s supporters say promotes a false view of ...

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 ...

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LONDON/DAKAR - 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 accurately ...