The African Union says the Mercator projection distorts Africa’s size and identity—and it’s pushing a new map to set the ...

The Mercator projection, a centuries-old map style from the age of sail, still prevails in the internet age. Here’s what the ...

Advocacy groups in Africa have launched a campaign to replace the Mercator map, which distorts Africa's size by making it ...

Most readers can't locate a large number of African nations on a map.

The Africa map run in the “Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego?” game show was one of television’s great mental-physical challenges. Two decades later, it seems like a wonder that anyone ...

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.

The Mercator projection fosters a false impression that Africa is marginal, an African Union official said.