The African Union has thrown its weight behind a "Correct the Map" campaign, calling for an end to the use of the standard ...

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

Supporters of the campaign say that the popular Mercator projection promotes a false view of the continent and its size.

The African Union and campaigners want Africa's map to be corrected to its true size after years of distortion ...

The distortion has even influenced political perceptions of Trump, who once eyed buying Greenland, misled by maps showing it ...