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

That flat drawing inflates the size of countries closer to the North or South Pole. It exaggerates the area of North America and Eurasia while under-representing the size of much of South America and ...

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

The African Union says the Mercator projection distorts Africa’s size and identity—and it’s pushing a new map to set the record straight.

The Mercator projection, a centuries-old map style from the age of sail, still prevails in the internet age. Here’s what the ...

The 55 countries endorsed a campaign to replace the Mercator map with alternatives that supporters say more accurately ...

The current standard misrepresents the continent’s scale, which activists argue reinforces misconceptions about its ...

South Africa is commissioning a report on global wealth inequality in time to present at the Group of 20 summit it hosts in ...

Uganda’s decision to approve the Trump administration’s offer to take in migrants unwanted by the United States has sparked criticism in the East African nation that already houses the continent’s ...

South Africa open their campaign with a 10-try win over World Cup debutants Brazil at Franklin's Gardens, Northampton.

Africa says it's time the world sees it at the right size. The African Union has backed a campaign to replace the ...