UN to Vote Friday on New World Map That Corrects Africa’s Size

The United Nations General Assembly will hold a vote on Friday to adopt a resolution that would replace the traditional Mercator map with a new world map that more accurately displays Africa’s true scale. The resolution, sponsored by Togo and supported by the African Union’s 54 member states, calls for the phase‑out of the current map that portrays Africa as roughly the same size as Greenland. If passed, the new map would replace the long‑used representation in official documents, educational materials, and global media. The vote marks a concrete step toward correcting a long‑standing geographic distortion and updating the visual narrative of the world’s continents.