A new map projection endorsed by the U.N. aims to represent Africa and other continents at their more accurate relative sizes ...

It is the culmination of a recent campaign led by African countries and advocacy groups to reject 'cartographic colonialism'.

The U.N. voted to promote map projections that more accurately represent the world, drawing official opposition from the U.S.

Nearly every voting country recently approved of a new way to depict the world.

The African Union endorsed a map that reflects the truer relative size of the continent. (map public domain via Equal Earth) The African Union, an intergovernmental organization of 55 African ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The African Union has endorsed the #CorrectTheMap Campaign, a call for the United Nations and the wider global community to use a ...

The African Union is fighting to correct the misrepresentation of the African continent. By advocating for maps that reflect Africa’s true size, the AU aims to ensure a more accurate representation of ...

The common Mercator projection map distorts the size of continents, making Africa appear much smaller than it is. The United Nations General Assembly voted to encourage the use of maps that more ...

The UN has passed a non-binding resolution to endorse the Equal Earth Projection, a map which more fairly represents the true size of the Earth’s landmasses.

LAGOS, Nigeria — The United Nations General Assembly has overwhelmingly backed a resolution aimed at changing the way Africa and other regions are represented on world maps. The "Correct the Map" ...

CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. The Historic Maps of Africa collection includes 78 maps and dates from circa 1631 to 1973. Geographic content of individual maps varies from ...