The United Nations has voted to replace the predominant world map with one that vastly increases the size of Africa – while shrinking the UK and US. It is the culmination of a recent campaign led by African countries and advocacy groups to reject 'cartographic colonialism'. The General Assembly has»»»

Aqra bil- Malti The United Nations General Assembly has voted in favour of changing the traditional map of the world to reflect the size of Africa. The “Correct the Map” resolution was moved by Togo and was supported by the African Union, the organisation that encompasses African countries. A total»»»

The United Nations General Assembly is voting Friday on whether to adopt a new world map that reflects countries’ true relative sizes, after African nations urged the UN to right a centuries-old wrong. The “Correct the Map” draft resolution – put forward by African Union member states, as well as t»»»