African Union urges adoption of world map showing continent's true size
Posted: 15 Aug 2025, 12:16
African Union urges adoption of world map showing continent's true size
https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/af ... 025-08-14/
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The African Union has joined the call to replace the outdated 16th-century Mercator map which distorts Africa’s true size, with the Equal Earth projection, a map that shows the continent as it really is: vast, powerful, and central to our world. #CorrectTheMap
says AU Deputy Chairperson H.E. @DCP_Haddadi in an article with Reuters.It might seem to be just a map, but in reality, it is not,
Led by @africanofilter and @SpeakUpAfrica1, this campaign urges governments, schools, and international organisations to adopt maps that reflect Africa’s true scale and restore balance to how our world is viewed.