Togo is spearheading a diplomatic movement to overhaul how the world views the African continent. The West African nation plans to ask United Nations member states to adopt a world map that more ...
Science News: An African strontium map sheds light on the origins of enslaved people
A little-known element is shedding light on the transatlantic slave trade. Researchers have assembled a map of strontium, a naturally occurring element, across sub-Saharan Africa. These data can be ...
An African strontium map sheds light on the origins of enslaved people
MyJoyOnline: Togo petitions UN to adopt world map showing Africa’s true size
Sahara Reporters: Togo, African Union Seek UN Adoption Of New World Map Reflecting Africa’s True Size
Reuters reports that Togo’s Foreign Minister, Robert Dussey, disclosed that the West African nation, backed by the African Union, will formally push for a resolution at the United Nations General ...
Togo, African Union Seek UN Adoption Of New World Map Reflecting Africa’s True Size
FOX 10 Phoenix: Africa is much bigger than most maps show, and a new campaign wants that fixed
African advocacy groups launched a campaign to replace the Mercator map with the Equal Earth projection. The African Union endorsed the effort, saying the distorted map minimizes Africa’s global ...
Africa is much bigger than most maps show, and a new campaign wants that fixed
PROTECTION STATUS: Listed as a single species (“African elephant,” Loxodonta africana) as “threatened” with a 4(d) rule for ivory trade RANGE: Forest elephants live in the forests of West and Central ...