The African Union is officially fed up with the 16 th -century representation of its continent that the world has accepted as the norm. The AU, which comprises 55 African nations, has set off on a ...

That flat drawing inflates the size of countries closer to the North or South Pole. It exaggerates the area of North America ...

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