UN votes to adopt new world map to reflect Africa's true size www.bbc.com/news/article... #UnitedNations #CorrectTheMap #Africa #Togo #WorldMap #MercatorMap #GerardusMercator #Cartography #Colonialism #CartographicColonialism #AfricanUnion
UN votes to adopt new world map to reflect Africa's true size
The Togo-sponsored resolution was backed by 164 nations - with the US as the only nation to vote against it.
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September 5, 2026 at 6:59 AM
UN votes to adopt new world map to reflect Africa's true size www.bbc.com/news/article... #UnitedNations #CorrectTheMap #Africa #Togo #WorldMap #MercatorMap #GerardusMercator #Cartography #Colonialism #CartographicColonialism #AfricanUnion
UN to vote on adopting new world map that shows Africa’s true scale www.theguardian.com/world/2026/s... #UnitedNations #CorrectTheMap #Africa #Togo #WorldMap #MercatorMap #GerardusMercator #Cartography #Colonialism #CartographicColonialism #AfricanUnion
UN to vote on adopting new world map that shows Africa’s true scale
Togo-sponsored resolution calls to phase out traditional map that depicts continent as similar size to Greenland
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September 4, 2026 at 8:42 AM
UN to vote on adopting new world map that shows Africa’s true scale www.theguardian.com/world/2026/s... #UnitedNations #CorrectTheMap #Africa #Togo #WorldMap #MercatorMap #GerardusMercator #Cartography #Colonialism #CartographicColonialism #AfricanUnion