Europe and North America were enlarged, while Africa—immense and central to global geography—was reduced in size. The effect, over centuries, has been more than aesthetic. IT might look like a small ...

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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 ...

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‘A new start… Guaranteed housing and Russian language lessons… Every six months brings a promotion and a salary increase.’ This is how South African influencers – with millions of followers on TikTok ...

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 demanding that the 'distorted' world map be redrawn to show the true scale of the continent that they argue has been misrepresented for centuries. The African Union (AU) has backed ...

Abstract: With the continuous enhancement of remote sensing image resolution and the rapid advancement of deep learning techniques, land cover mapping is undergoing a significant transformation from ...

The story so far: The African Union (AU) has endorsed the ‘Correct the Map’ campaign to replace the Mercator map projection with alternatives such as the Equal Earth map. At the heart of this demand ...

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 ...