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Ronwen WilliamsWith just days to go before the 7th and 8th round matches of the 2026 World Cup qualifiers, Ronwen Williams is ...
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 ...
African nations are calling for the world map to be redrawn to show the “greatness of the continent”. The African Union has ...
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.
By GRAHAM DUNBAR African media quizzed FIFA president Gianni Infantino on Saturday if people from the continent will be safe and welcome in the United States at the 2026 World Cup. Soccer fans ...
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 ...
The Mercator projection, a centuries-old map style from the age of sail, still prevails in the internet age. Here’s what the ...
The African Union (AU) has backed a campaign to end the use of a 16th-century map in favour of one that more accurately displays Africa's size.
Africa says it's time the world sees it at the right size. The African Union has backed a campaign to replace the ...