Injustice for Africa. Indeed, the implications go far beyond mere aesthetics or academic nitpicking. The warped projection has fueled a psychological and political underestimation of Africa’s ...

Africa's oldest map unveiled. By Alastair Leithead BBC correspondent in Cape Town The oldest map of the African continent, dating back to 1389, has ... "It's a political decision that places the ...

For centuries, the Mercator map – one of the most widely used world maps – has shrunk the African continent, distorting its scale and minimising its global significance. Africa covers 30,37-million ...

World, Africa ‘Political stability, security key to growth in Africa’ Much of economic progress in last few years was made possible by developments in political sphere, says South African leader ...