The Mercator world map, long a fixture in classrooms globally, makes the European Union appear almost as large as Africa. In reality, Africa is more than seven times bigger.

The African Union has endorsed the #CorrectTheMap Campaign, a call for the United Nations and the wider global community to use a different kind of world map.

Africa’s economy is projected to be worth more than $16 trillion by 2050, nearly 10% of global GDP, up from just 3% today. By then, one in four people on the planet will live on the continent. Its ...

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

The most commonly used maps don’t show the true scale of Africa (Picture: Getty) The most commonly used world map could soon get a revamp to show the true scale of the African continent. The African ...

On the Mercator projection, one of the world’s most popular maps, Greenland and Africa appear to be about the same size. But on the Equal Earth projection showing continents in their true proportions, ...

On the Mercator projection, one of the world’s most popular maps, Greenland and Africa appear to be about the same size. But on the Equal Earth projection showing continents in their true proportions, ...

Maps in games like Miasmata, Pathologic 2, and Elden Ring are designed to mislead players, leading to confusion and challenges. These games treat maps like unreliable narrators, forcing players to ...

African nations are calling for the world map to be redrawn to show the “greatness of the continent”. The African Union has said most maps skew the size of land masses, making Africa seem much smaller ...

DAKAR, Senegal — On the Mercator projection, one of the world’s most popular maps, Greenland and Africa appear to be about the same size. But on the Equal Earth projection showing continents in their ...

An early 20th century world map using the Mercator projection, which critics say exaggerates the size of regions near the poles like Greenland while shrinking Africa and South America. African ...

Dying Light: The Beast introduces players to Castor Woods, which is described by the Techland team as "rich, alive, and full of different places to explore." Once a bustling tourist town, Dying Light: ...