The African Union has backed a campaign to end the use of the 16th-century Mercator map of the world, in favour of one that ...

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

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

The African Union has endorsed the ‘Correct the Map’ campaign to abandon the 16th-century Mercator projection, long ...

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

The African Union is now supporting the Correct the Map campaign for an “Equal Earth” alternative, which “shows the continent ...

The African Union endorses 'Correct the Map' campaign to replace Mercator projection with Equal Earth for geographical ...

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

Mercator projection is not the first time a European map distorted or misrepresented a region, says one expert. Another ...

Organizers behind the Correct The Map campaign say the Mercator map's shrinking of Africa minimizes the continent's global ...