UN to vote on historic shift with maps reflecting true scale of Africa

The UN General Assembly is to vote on an African-led effort to change how the world sees itself on a map.

The draft resolution argues that the centuries-old Mercator projection dramatically enlarges landmasses farther from the equator, leaving Africa appearing disproportionately small.

Backed by the African Union, the text encourages governments, schools, international organisations and technology companies to use Equal Earth and other equal-area maps where continental size matters.

Sherwin Bryce-Pease filed this report.

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