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

A campaign is underway to replace the world’s most popular map, which the effort’s supporters say promotes a false view of ...

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.

Organizers behind the Correct The Map campaign say the Mercator map's shrinking of Africa minimizes the continent's global influence — and is just plain inaccurate.

Turns out the map on your classroom wall has been lying harder than a freshman explaining why his essay smells like tequila.

African Union promotes a new map revealing Africa’s true scale, aiming to reshape global perspectives on the continent’s size ...

The African Union has backed a campaign to end the use by governments and international organizations of the 16th-century ...

The African Union has endorsed the ‘Correct the Map’ campaign to abandon the 16th-century Mercator projection, long ...

Several African nations have begun replacing Mercator maps in schools with alternatives. The current campaign is "actively ...

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

The African Union and campaigners want Africa's map to be corrected to its true size after years of distortion ...

The Mercator map of the world is used by many governments and international organisations. But the Correct The Map campaign ...