The Fight for a New Map Reflecting Africa’s True Size Challenges Centuries of Western Dominance AFRICA When Nigerian-born ...
聯合國大會9月通過「修正地圖」決議，呼籲各國減少採用嚴重扭曲面積的墨卡托投影，改用平等地球投影，讓非洲在地圖上以更接近真實面積的比例呈現。這一決議的通過被視為非洲集體發聲的一次勝利，亦是全球南方崛起的象徵。然而，非洲「變大」了，並不等同於非洲國際影響 ...
Geert Kremer voit le jour le 5 mars 1512, à Rupelmonde, près d’Anvers dans l’actuelle province belge de Flandre-Orientale.
Les résolutions de l’ONU sur la traite transatlantique et sur la représentation cartographique du monde ont remis au premier ...
As Black August Resistance Month 2026 ends, a multifront war for the political heart of Afro-America is roiling.
The UN has called for the traditional world map to be replaced with one more accurately reflecting Africa’s size. How has ...
Le tout premier atlas au monde portant le nom d’« atlas » contenait une carte de l’Aquitaine et une du Poitou. Grâce à notre ...
You’ve probably heard that Mr. Rogers quote. You know the one. “Look for the helpers. You will always find people who are ...
Maps provide perspective but once we move from maps of Earth to a map of the galaxy, the Earth becomes almost vanishingly small and map projections lose their relevance. So perhaps we can consider per ...
The continent occupies nearly 20 per cent of the earth's landmass and is home to the world's youngest population ...
The UN General Assembly has endorsed a non-binding, African-led resolution promoting equal-area map projections such as Equal Earth to better represent the size of continents.
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Comms and branding with Samuel Owusu-Aduomi: The new world map presents an opportunity to redefine Africa’s place (part 1): A correction bigger than cartography
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