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 ...

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

A growing campaign backed by the African Union is urging schools and organizations to replace the Mercator projection with a ...

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

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

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

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

Organizers behind the Correct The Map campaign say the Mercator map's shrinking of Africa minimizes the continent's global ...