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  1. UN to vote on adopting new world map that shows Africa’s true scale
    By Eromo Egbejule in Abidjan

    Togo-sponsored resolution calls to phase out traditional map that depicts continent as similar size to Greenland

    theguardian.com/world/2026/sep

    #Africa #UnitedNations #Maps #Togo #AfricanUnion #Worldnews #TheGuardian #EromoEgbejuleinAbidjan

  2. CatchOfTheDay
    #OpenAccess
    #MENAdoc:

    "Darfur's fragile peace agreement" by International Crisis Group

    [Nairobi [u.a.]: International Crisis Group, 2006]

    dx.doi.org/10.25673/105002

    #sudan #darfur #peace #agreement #military #africanunion

  3. The ICC’s Selective Blindfold: Sharp Justice for Africans, Soft Landing for the Powerful by Lawson Akhigbe

    For years the International Criminal Court has operated like a colonial-era court with better stationery and a more solemn logo. The docket groaned under the weight of African cases while the architects of certain adventures in Libya, Iraq, and beyond somehow remained mysteriously unburdened by the same enthusiastic pursuit of accountability. The rule of law, we were solemnly told, was universal. The application, it turned out, was rather more exclusive.

    lawakhigbe.com/2026/08/14/the-

  4. How King Leopold II Of Belgium Killed 10 Million Africans In The Congo – Harrowing Details

    King Leopold II of Belgium laid claim to the Congo and declared it his territory while exerting physical threats to the indigenous people of the Congo (Kongo). He declared the people and the land to be his property, and he quickly turned the country into a moneymaking venture for himself and his throne.

    lawakhigbe.com/2026/08/13/how-

  5. For comparison, though our map of which countries are suspended from the #AfricanUnion hasn't been updated in three years, our humans labeled ALL the countries and didn't even get ONE wrong! 🤣 #AfricaMap #maps #Africa #geography #cartography

    polgeonow.com/2017/02/what-are

    @geography @geopolitics @cartography