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

African nations are calling for the world map to be redrawn to show the “greatness of the continent”. The African Union has ...

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

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

The map of the world as you know it – the Mercator projection – isn’t totally accurate. And Africa is leading the charge to ...

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

For centuries, the familiar Mercator world map has quietly distorted Africa's size and significance. Now, a coalition of African nations is leading a campaign to set the record straight with a new, ...

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

A future Palestinian state led by political rivals of Hamas who accept Israel and help it suppress the militant group would align with many Western countries' visions for the region.