Advocacy groups in Africa have launched a campaign to replace the Mercator map, which distorts Africa's size by making it ...

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.

Uganda has agreed to receive immigrants deported from the United States. This includes Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a construction ...

Many world maps use the Mercator projection, created in 1569 by Flemish cartographer Gerardus Mercator for navigation. While ...

A campaign is underway to replace the world’s most popular map, which the effort’s supporters say promotes a false view of ...

South Africa open their campaign with a 10-try win over World Cup debutants Brazil at Franklin's Gardens, Northampton.

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

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Overproduction in China has led to slashed prices, and buyers on the continent are taking advantage to sharply increase ...

Within a decade, one in three entrants to the global workforce will be from Africa. Over the next 30 years, the majority of ...