For over five centuries, a single version of the world map has shaped our perception of geography. The Mercator projection, ...

The African Union is officially fed up with the 16 th -century representation of its continent that the world has accepted as the norm. The AU, which comprises 55 African nations, has set off on a ...

The Mercator world map, long a fixture in classrooms globally, makes the European Union appear almost as large as ...

Maps are a form of storytelling, as well as an information source. Even the lines, colours, symbols and size of regions ...

Advocacy groups in Africa have launched a campaign to replace the Mercator map, which distorts Africa's size by making it ...

The African Union endorses 'Correct the Map' campaign to replace Mercator projection with Equal Earth for geographical accuracy.

On the Mercator projection, one of the world’s most popular maps, Greenland and Africa appear to be about the same size. But ...

A growing campaign backed by the African Union is urging schools and organizations to replace the Mercator projection with a modern map that shows Africa’s true size.

The Mercator projection is a type of map projection introduced in 1569 by Gerardus Mercator, a Belgian (Flemish) geographer and cartographer. It is often described as a cylindrical projection.

The Correct the Map campaign, endorsed by the African Union, advocates for this map projection to help counteract misperceptions fed by projections like the Mercator map.