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 ...

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

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

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

The African Union (AU) has endorsed a campaign to use a map that represents Africa more accurately than the traditional ...

China, the United States, India and all of continental Europe fit inside of the African continent. The ‘Equal Earth’ map, ...

The Mercator map of the world is used by many governments and international organisations. But the Correct The Map campaign ...

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

The African Union has intensified a campaign for the use of the "right map of Africa". In the widely used Mercator map, ...

The distortion has even influenced political perceptions of Trump, who once eyed buying Greenland, misled by maps showing it ...

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