Most African countries lack accurate local base maps, stalling all sorts of government and business decisions. A new project aims to create this vital resource. Africa’s official maps are stuck in the ...
The African Union endorsed a map that reflects the truer relative size of the continent. (map public domain via Equal Earth) The African Union, an intergovernmental organization of 55 African ...
Across East Africa, from Ethiopia’s coasts on the Red Sea down to Mozambique, a long line on the map shows where the ...
A video showing the true size of Russia compared to Africa has gone viral on TikTok as social media users learn about the misrepresentation of scale on many world maps. First posted in late February, ...
In this decade, Africa has yet to make any notable economic strides. According to a report by McKinsey, from 2010 to 2019, the overall GDP in Africa fell 35% with almost 60% of its population living ...
Africa is the continent most vulnerable to climate change, despite being responsible for just 2 to 3 percent of global carbon emissions and receiving only 3 percent of funding committed to climate ...