Africa Looks Too Small on the World Map: This Should Change Now

Neue Zürcher Zeitung

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The mercator projection from the 16th century is too small for the African continent. This is what the African Union wants to change. But a cartographer says: "There are only wrong maps."

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Friday, August 22, 2025 - 21:25 The map of the world is... false: an international campaign asks for a correction By RTL info with Michael Menten and Julien Raway The African Union is committed to a map of the world respecting the real proportions of the continents. An essential change to rethink the global vision. Reading Zen The African Union recently decided to support the international campaign "Correct the Map", launched a year ago by two A…

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The world map as we know it today marginalizes Africa, says African Union Vice-Chair