Togo to ask UN members to adopt world maps that show true size of Africa

Togo has launched a campaign to adopt a world map that better represents the true size of Africa.

“The size we see of the continent on the ​globe…is geographically inaccurate,” the country’s foreign minister told Reuters. He said it’s time for “scientific ‌truth.”

Now Togo will ask United Nations member states to commit to ditching European centred maps in favour of more accurate representations.

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