Africa’s True Size Gets a Global Map Makeover | Seychelles News

The UN just voted 164 to 1 to ditch the misleading Mercator map that shrinks Africa — a move led by Togo for 54 African nations. It’s not a ban, but a global call to use accurate, equal-area maps in schools and tech, starting with France and Togo’s own textbooks by next year. Fair maps = fair world — and this symbolic win reshapes how we see Africa’s true size and importance. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/e8001163e228bcbc