For generations, students, leaders, and media audiences around the globe have gazed at maps that lie—maps that diminish Africa’s size and, along with it, its place in the world. But a new ...

The rendering of America and Africa in Martin Waldseemuller's 1507 world map (Wikimedia Commons) In June 2012, Brian McClendon, an executive at Google, announced that Google Maps and Google Earth ...

It often appears un-labelled on world maps. Moreover, GDP, global population, C02 production per capita and net migration are all incalculable because of its highly complex, ongoing conflict.

Atlas Pro. This 1935 Map of Africa Explains So Much. Posted: November 27, 2024 | Last updated: July 10, 2025. We dive deep into a 1935 map of Africa, a relic that captures a pivotal moment in the ...

Common projections shrink the size of Africa, but experts have long debated whether creating a precise map is possible.

New Delhi, Since 2018, 15 sites across eight countries in sub-Saharan Africa have earned a UNESCO tag, and four new ...

Disregard what you learned in geography class—Earth may not have seven continents after all. From the earliest of grades, schoolchildren around the world have memorized the same lineup: Africa ...

For centuries, the Mercator map – one of the most widely used world maps – has shrunk the African continent, distorting its scale and minimising its global significance. Africa covers 30,37-million ...

Just as striking are the differences between African countries (see map). Southern Africa , where the richest tenth gobble 65% of the cake, is in a league of its own.