African nations are demanding that the 'distorted' world map be redrawn to show the true scale of the continent that they argue has been misrepresented for centuries. The African Union (AU) has backed ...

DAKAR, Senegal — On the Mercator projection, one of the world’s most popular maps, Greenland and Africa appear to be about the same size. But on the Equal Earth projection showing continents in their ...

Advocacy groups in Africa have launched a campaign to replace the Mercator map, which distorts Africa's size by making it seem smaller ...

For centuries, the maps used to understand the world have distorted Africa’s size compared to most northerly nations.

LITTLETON, Colorado, Oct 15 (Reuters) - Africa may be set to transform itself from a relative clean-energy laggard into a power-sector pioneer. African power firms have plans to dramatically expand ...

Collaboration Will Deliver High-Resolution Basemaps to Support Economic Growth and Innovation Across the Continent Esri, the global leader in location intelligence, has signed a Memorandum of ...

There is the need for Africa to boldly invest, encourage regional collaboration and innovate inclusively to accelerate the continent's renewable energy agenda ...

The B20 recommendations can be used as a road map to steer South Africa towards economic growth that will provide more jobs.

REDLANDS, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Esri, the global leader in location intelligence, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Space42 and Microsoft to support the Map Africa Initiative. The ...