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African Union urges adoption of world map showing continent’s true size

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

African Union backs map campaign showing Africa's true size

The Mercator map, widely used since 1599, shows a version of Africa that has been distorted to appear significantly smaller.
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African Union Backs Global Calls To Abandon Mercator Map That Distorts Africa’s True Size

The African Union has backed mounting calls to discontinue the Mercator map, which inaccurately shrinks Africa’s true geographic size.

Why African campaign groups want the traditional world map scrapped

The Mercator map of the world is used by many governments and international organisations. But the Correct The Map campaign ...
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African Countries Haven’t Given Up on Multilateralism

At a time when the global order is fracturing, African countries have emerged as champions of a more inclusive ...
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Republic of Congo and the African Development Bank sign $602,000 grant agreement to rebase national accounts

The Government of the Republic of Congo and the African Development Bank Group (AfDB) ( www.AfDB.org) have signed a $602,000 ...

The international order is shifting: African countries have an opportunity to reshape global power relations

African countries must work collectively to seize opportunities in new digital and green economies where the continent’s ...
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African Union and UNESCO launch framework to strengthen information integrity

The African Union and UNESCO have unveiled a continental framework to combat misinformation and promote media integrity.
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55 Countries Want Widely-Used African Map to Be Removed and Replaced, Reason Mentioned

The African Union backs a campaign to replace the Mercator map with a more accurate projection that reflects Africa’s true size and global significance.