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

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.

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

On September 4, the United Nations GeneralAssembly made what may become one of the most symbolic decisions in modernhistory. In an overwhelming vote of 164 in favour, one against and six abstentions, ...

For centuries the continent has been made to seem smaller than it is. Now the UN has adopted a projection that shows more ...

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

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 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 ...