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

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

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

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

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

We may receive an affiliate commission from anything you buy from this article. You may think you have a pretty good idea of the world map, but Atossa Araxia Abrahamian explains how special ...