Many world maps use the Mercator projection, created in 1569 by Flemish cartographer Gerardus Mercator for navigation. While ...

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

African Union promotes a new map revealing Africa’s true scale, aiming to reshape global perspectives on the continent’s size ...

Japanese authorities expelled members of the separatist Polisario Front from the Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD 9) in Yokohama, citing violations of diplomatic protocols ...

A continent-wide campaign advocating for visa-free travel across Africa is gathering momentum, with its champions arguing ...

Central African Republic ratifies the Maputo Protocol, becoming the 46th African Union Member State to commit to advancing ...

The 55 countries endorsed a campaign to replace the Mercator map with alternatives that supporters say more accurately ...

The Mercator map, widely used since 1599, shows a version of Africa that has been distorted to appear significantly smaller.

Organizers behind the Correct The Map campaign say the Mercator map's shrinking of Africa minimizes the continent's global ...

At a time when the global order is fracturing, African countries have emerged as champions of a more inclusive multilateralism to replace it. The post African Countries Haven't Given Up on ...

The African Union has rejected a move by Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) to form a rival government, calling ...