# UN approves resolution backing map that accurately shows Africa’s size

https://mins.news/en/item/45771

- Reuters, 2026-09-04 17:05 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/un-approves-resolution-support-map-that-shows-africas-true-size-2026-09-04/?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=6a9afa4448059c000187c8a6

> The United Nations voted on Friday to support moving away from the 16th-century Mercator world map toward a projection that more accurately represents countries’ true size. African states sponsored the resolution to challenge perceptions of the continent as peripheral.

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