A handcrafted new globe that disregards President Donald Trump’s edicts, and overtly differentiates Canada from the U.S. by ...

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 ...

The African Union has started an effort to oust the Mercator projection map and replace it with what it says is a more ...

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 organisations of the 16th-century ...

The Mercator map of the world is used by many governments and international organisations. But the Correct The Map campaign has revived criticism of its use.

The African Union has backed a campaign to end the use by governments and international organizations of the 16th-century Mercator map of the world in favor of one that more accurately displays ...

On the Mercator projection, one of the world’s most popular maps, Greenland and Africa appear to be about the same size. Criticism that the Mercator projection does not accurately reflect Africa ...

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