A new online platform called wplace invites users to “paint the world” on a massive digital canvas. This ever-evolving map ...

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 ...

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

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

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

Traditional 2-D maps of Earth are highly distorted, but this award-winning design makes a world of difference.

The 55 countries endorsed a campaign to replace the Mercator map with alternatives that supporters say more accurately reflects the true size of Africa.