Africa has long been represented as smaller than its real size in maps, which are largely based on an ancient projection.

The Togo-sponsored resolution was backed by 164 nations - the US the only nation to vote against it.

Mercator maps distorted Africa for centuries. A U.N. vote asks the world to see the continent closer to its actual size. The U.S. was lone 'no' vote.

UN votes to approve new world map which will show true size of Africa - Africa-led campaign asks governments, schools and tech firms to move away from the centuries-old Mercator projection ...

Supporters of the campaign say the issue goes beyond geography. Lerato Mogoatlhe of Africa No Filter, one of the groups campaigning against the widespread use of the Mercator projection, described ...

The U.S. was the only nation to oppose a new world map that more accurately reflects the size of Africa and other regions.

The U.N. has backed a new map showing Africa in its true relative size, with the U.S. standing alone in opposition.

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

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 UN has voted to adopt the Equal Earth map, which shows the continent of Africa's size more accurately. Find out more here.

The Equal Earth projection shows countries’ true relative sizes, unlike the Mercator map, which critics say makes Africa look ...

The widely-used Mercator map is often criticised for visually exaggerating and centralising Western nations.