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Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: The African Union has started an effort to oust the Mercator projection map and replace it with what it says is a more accurately drawn map. The 16 ...

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. The campaign currently has over 4,500 ...

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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 ...

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 ...

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The African Union (AU) has backed a campaign to replace the 16th-century Mercator map of the world with one that more accurately depicts Africa’s size. The projection of the map — used by many ...