What's wrong with the world map?

The most common map of the world is one that was created in the 16th century known as the Mercator projection. Now the African Union has joined a campaign to update this map with a new one which much more accurately represents the size of Africa in the world. Does the size of the African continent represent a 400 year disinformation campaign? Guest: Lerato Mogoathle, Head of Communications, Africa No Filter Link to the Correct the Map Campaign