The African Union has backed a campaign to end the use by governments and international organizations of the 16th-century ...

The African Union has backed mounting calls to discontinue the Mercator map, which inaccurately shrinks Africa’s true ...

The Mercator map, widely used since 1599, shows a version of Africa that has been distorted to appear significantly smaller.

Diaspora Africans in the U.S. fear the tax will make it harder to send funds for babies, food and health care back home.

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

The African Union (AU) has thrown its support behind a campaign to replace the 16th-century Mercator world map with one that ...

The African Union backs a campaign to replace the Mercator map with a more accurate projection that reflects Africa’s true size and global significance.

At a time when the global order is fracturing, African countries have emerged as champions of a more inclusive ...

The African Union has endorsed a campaign urging governments and international bodies to abandon the 16th-century Mercator map, which distorts Africa’s true size, in favour of more accurate ...

The African Union has rejected a move by Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) to form a rival government, calling ...

The African Union has backed a campaign to end the use by governments and international organizations of the 16th-century Mercator map of the world in favor of one that more accurately displays Africa ...