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

African nations are calling for the world map to be redrawn to show the “greatness of the continent”. The African Union has ...

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

The African Union has backed a campaign to end the use by governments and international organizations of the 16th-century ...

That flat drawing inflates the size of countries closer to the North or South Pole. It exaggerates the area of North America and Eurasia while under-representing the size of much of South America and ...

The 55 countries endorsed a campaign to replace the Mercator map with alternatives that supporters say more accurately ...

The current standard misrepresents the continent’s scale, which activists argue reinforces misconceptions about its significance.

Uganda’s decision to approve the Trump administration’s offer to take in migrants unwanted by the United States has sparked criticism in the East African nation that already houses the continent’s ...

Ted Cruz has called on President Trump to recognize Somaliland in exchange for a new strategic air and sea base, and access ...

The Trump administration has deported more migrants from the United States as it expands its program to send people to countries they have no ties with.

Somali Prime Minister Hamza Abdi Barre on Wednesday declared that Somalia is positioning itself as a strategic hub connecting Africa, the Arab world, and Asia, as he addressed the opening ceremony of ...

South Africa open their campaign with a 10-try win over World Cup debutants Brazil at Franklin's Gardens, Northampton.