AFP5 Sep, 2026 12:19 AM3 mins to readEqual Earth map: UN backs projection showing Africa at its relative size. Photo / Equal Earth, AFPEqual Earth map: UN backs projection showing Africa at its relative size. Photo / Equal Earth, AFPThe United Nations General Assembly voted on Friday to back a resolution spearheaded by several African countries to adopt a map that makes their continent bigger while shrinking North America and Europe.
Aimed at “a more accurate representation” of continental landmasses, the resolution was supported by 164 countries while the
