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.

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

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 ...

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

But by looking at the Mercator Projection, one of the most widely used map projections, one wouldn’t know it. Created by ...

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

The United Nations General Assembly on Friday approved a new world map to rectify Africa’s distorted size while giving the continent a true representation on the map. The ...

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 ...