For centuries, the maps used to understand the world have distorted Africa’s size compared to most northerly nations.

A collection of rare maps of Africa, dating back to 1530 are made available for free online by a US university.

The African Union has joined a campaign urging global institutions to adopt a map of Africa that more accurately reflects the continent’s size. The Mercator map, widely used since 1599, shows a ...

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