Cartographers explain how the Equal Earth projection shows Africa’s true relative size and why the world map we use matters.

The United Nations this month overwhelmingly approved a resolution encouraging the use of a world map projection that more accurately depicts the size of continents, particularly Africa, whose ...

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 ...

(CNN) — 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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Nearly every voting country recently approved of a new way to depict the world. The United Nations' endorsement of a new global ...

LAGOS, Nigeria — The United Nations General Assembly has overwhelmingly backed a resolution aimed at changing the way Africa and other regions are represented on world maps. The "Correct the Map" ...

(CNN) — The United Nations General Assembly voted on Friday 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 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 ...