UN votes to approve new world map which will show true size of Africa - Africa-led campaign asks governments, schools and tech firms to move away from the centuries-old Mercator projection ...

The United Nations General Assembly on Friday endorsed a new world map that represents Africa more accurately in its larger size, a culmination of a recent campaign led by African countries and ...

The UN has endorsed a new world map using the Equal Earth projection. See how the map compares and why Africa gains the most relative size.

The United Nations General Assembly is voting Friday on whether to adopt a new world map that reflects countries’ true relative sizes, after African nations urged the UN to right a centuries-old wrong ...

The U.N. has backed a new map showing Africa in its true relative size, with the U.S. standing alone in opposition.