UN to vote on adopting new world map that shows Africa’s true scale
3 sources·Updated September 4, 2026
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- BBC World·1h agoUN votes to adopt new world map to reflect Africa's true size
The Togo-sponsored resolution was backed by 164 nations - the US the only nation to vote against it.
Read at BBC World → - Guardian World·16h agoUN to vote on adopting new world map that shows Africa’s true scale
Togo-sponsored resolution calls to phase out traditional map that depicts continent as similar size to Greenland The UN general assembly will vote on Friday on a resolution for the world to formally phase out the traditional Mercator map of the globe in favour of one that more…
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