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The African Union has backed a campaign to end the use by governments and international organizations of the 16th-century ...
From jollof rice in St Lucia to Afrobeats in Jamaica, islanders find new ways to embrace Africa.
A new remittance tax set to begin in the new year has one university student reeling from the implications it will have for ...
The African Union has backed mounting calls to discontinue the Mercator map, which inaccurately shrinks Africa’s true ...
The Mercator map, widely used since 1599, shows a version of Africa that has been distorted to appear significantly smaller.
The Mercator map of the world is used by many governments and international organisations. But the Correct The Map campaign ...
The African Union backs a campaign to replace the Mercator map with a more accurate projection that reflects Africa’s true size and global significance.
At a time when the global order is fracturing, African countries have emerged as champions of a more inclusive ...
The African Union has rejected a move by Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) to form a rival government, calling ...
The African Union plans to launch a new African credit rating agency next year to address the group's concerns that ratings given to countries on the continent are unfair, an official told Reuters.
The African Union has backed a campaign to end the use by governments and international organizations of the 16th-century Mercator map of the world in favor of one that more accurately displays Africa ...