African Union urges adoption of world map showing continent's true size

A vendor sells a map of Africa along the streets of Bujumbura, Burundi April 24, 2015 PHOTO/REUTERS

By  REUTERS

REUTERS

What you need to know:

  • Created by cartographer Gerardus Mercator for navigation, the projection distorts continent sizes, enlarging areas near the poles like North America and Greenland while shrinking Africa and South America.

Related

Latest

  1. EAC trade surges 37pc to $52.3bn as mineral exports drive growth

  2. Tanzania steps up checks on weighing and measuring equipment to protect consumers

  3. Samia to grace Great Lakes women parliamentarians’ conference

  4. SGR passengers to get free heart screening worth Sh500,000

  5. JKT puts digital patriotism at the heart of youth training

  6. Sh4 billion wildlife management area gets new leadership in Manyara

In the headlines

View All