Togo officials argue that current widely used projections are geographically deceptive and minimize the continent's global ...

Togo has launched a campaign to adopt a world map that better represents the true size of Africa. Now Togo will ask UN member ...

Togo is spearheading a diplomatic movement to overhaul how the world views the African continent. The West African nation ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The African Union has endorsed the #CorrectTheMap Campaign, a call for the United Nations and the wider global community to use a ...

By Noel Kokou Tadegnon and Catarina Demony LOME, April 14 (Reuters) - Togo will ask United Nations member states to adopt a ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: The African Union is officially fed up with the 16 ...

The Assembly of the African Union (AU), at its 39th Ordinary Session, has adopted a landmark decision to correct Africa’s misrepresentation in global cartography, geospatial systems, media and ...

Togo urges a revision of global cartography standards by advocating for the adoption of a map that more accurately reflects the size of Africa. The campaign aims to replace the outdated Mercator ...

The problem is not that accurate maps do not exist. The issue is that Western institutions have been slow to adopt them.

Reuters reports that Togo’s Foreign Minister, Robert Dussey, disclosed that the West African nation, backed by the African ...

Maps distort reality because the Earth is a three-dimensional sphere, and any attempt to represent it on a flat surface requires compromise. It's like trying to make a rectangle out of an orange peel.

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: The African Union has started an effort to oust the ...