World maps have underestimated Africa’s size for centuries. Activists hope to change that

When a U.S. government map wrongly labelled every African country, it underscored how maps have traditionally underestimated ...

US government map of Africa mislabels every country at global conference

A U.S. government map of Africa mislabeled every country during a State Department presentation at ‌a global conference ...

State Department says it made ‘an unfortunate error’ when it mislabeled countries on map of Africa

The US State Department on Thursday said its use of a map that incorrectly labeled all the countries it identified on a map of Africa at an international conference this week was “an unfortunate error ...
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Oops! State Dept. Mislabels Every Country On A Map Of Africa At Global Conference

Profoundly embarrassing.
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World maps get Africa's size wrong: Cartographers explain why fixing it matters

The African Union has endorsed the #CorrectTheMap Campaign, a call for the United Nations and the wider global community to use a different kind of world map. The campaign currently has over 4,500 ...
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US government mislabels countries on map of Africa at global conference

United States officials attending a major health conference in Brazil mislabeled the African countries they showed on a map, causing an online stir and a subsequent ...