UN votes to adopt new world map to reflect Africa's true size
UN votes to adopt new world map to reflect Africa's true sizeImage caption, The Mercator projection is the map widely used across the globe but inaccurately depicts the sizes of countries and continentsByThomas Mukhwana, Africa correspondent and Wycliffe MuiaPublished29 minutes…
- ▪UN votes to adopt new world map to reflect Africa's true sizeImage caption, The Mercator projection is the map widely used across the globe but inaccurately depicts the sizes of countries and continentsByThomas Mukhwana, Africa corresponden
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| Publication time | Fri, 04 Sep 2026 17:26:40 GMT |
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UN votes to adopt new world map to reflect Africa's true sizeImage caption, The Mercator projection is the map widely used across the globe but inaccurately depicts the sizes of countries and continentsByThomas Mukhwana, Africa correspondent and Wycliffe MuiaPublished29 minutes agoThe UN General Assembly has voted to replace the traditional world map with one that more accurately reflects the size of Africa.The "Correct the Map" resolution, sponsored by Togo and backed by African Union (AU) members, passed with the support of 164 nations, including France and the UK.
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