The African continent is undergoing a geological transformation that, in the distant future, could create a new ocean.

The African Union has endorsed the #CorrectTheMap Campaign, a call for the United Nations and the wider global community to use a different kind of world map.

DAKAR, Senegal — On the Mercator projection, one of the world’s most popular maps, Greenland and Africa appear to be about the same size. But on the Equal Earth projection showing continents in their ...

DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — On the Mercator projection, one of the world’s most popular maps, Greenland and Africa appear to be about the same size. But on the Equal Earth projection showing continents in ...

African nations are calling for the world map to be redrawn to show the “greatness of the continent”. The African Union has said most maps skew the size of land masses, making Africa seem much smaller ...

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 ...

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The African Union has thrown its weight behind a campaign to adopt a world map that more accurately reflects the continent’s relative size than the one currently adorning most geography-class walls.

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 ...

The African Union and campaigners want Africa's map to be corrected to its true size after years of distortion THE MOTHERLAND: Africa's size has been distorted on maps used globally and campaigners ...

Officials with the World Health Organization are alerting the public to a potential revival of epidemic proportions. New reports show the chikungunya virus is spreading outside of its typical ...