Most African countries lack accurate local base maps, stalling all sorts of government and business decisions. A new project aims to create this vital resource. Africa’s official maps are stuck in the ...

A campaign is underway to replace the world’s most popular map, which the effort’s supporters say promotes a false view of the continent and its size. Mercator projection Equal Earth projection ...

Africa and Asia are connected by the Indian Ocean, and, for centuries, have exchanged people and knowledge through maritime and land pathways. From trade to religion, food to music, language to ...

The Mercator world map, long a fixture in classrooms globally, makes the European Union appear almost as large as Africa. In reality, Africa is more than seven times bigger. It is a distortion that ...

For generations, schools, media outlets and decision-makers have relied on a familiar world map. It has become a global standard, seen everywhere from classroom posters to government buildings. But ...