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

The Mercator map of the world is used by many governments and international organisations. But the Correct The Map campaign ...

The African Union (AU) has endorsed a campaign for the worldwide adoption of the ‘correct’ map of the continent that ...

Criticism of the Mercator map is not new, but the 'Correct The Map' campaign – led by advocacy groups Africa No Filter and ...

For centuries, Africa has been systematically erased through the hegemonic Western cartographic gaze, its territorial ...

South Africa’s response has been one of strategic autonomy. This involves taking independent and non-aligned positions on ...

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

Investment decisions that take into account social and environmental factors have been slow to take off in South Africa.

The ‘Correct The Map’ campaign, led by advocacy groups Africa No Filter and Speak Up Africa, is calling for adoption of the ...

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.