#speakupafrica — Public Fediverse posts
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Football leaders rally at AFCON with Speak Up Africa to fight polio and malaria. Sport meets public health. #AFCON #SpeakUpAfrica #KickOutPolio #ZeroMalaria And remember, this year, AFCON tackles malaria with renewed effort and visibility.
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#AfricanUnion Joins Calls To End Use Of #Mercator Map That Shrinks Continent’s Size
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https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/aug/15/african-union-true-size-world-map-replace-mercator-version <-- shared media article
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[just a reminder that the Mercator projection was developed in 1569 for use in marine navigation, so as to utilise “rhumb line[s],… a path on the Earth's surface that crosses all meridians of longitude at the same constant angle, allowing for a steady compass bearing to be followed.” (this is most specifically NOT pedantry!)
Glad that the suggested projection to make – rightly – the size of Africa be accurately represented is Equal Earth (https://equal-earth.com/, 4th figure) - rather than the (1) gross shapes distortion and (2) (erroneous) ‘socially concerned groups’ baggage that has been attached to the Gall-Peters projection]
#GIS #spatial #mapping #Africa #size #truesize #accurate #representation #stereotypes #CorrectTheMap #marine #navigation #campaign #equalearth #projection #shape #mapprojection #education #continent
#AfricaNoFilter #SpeakUpAfrica -
African Union urges adoption of world map showing continent's true size | Reuters (2025-08-15)
>> The African Union has backed a campaign to end the use by governments and international organisations of the 16th-century Mercator map of the world in favour of one that more accurately displays Africa's size.
>> Criticism of the Mercator map is not new, but the 'Correct The Map' campaign led by advocacy groups Africa No Filter and Speak Up Africa has revived the debate, urging organisations to adopt the 2018 Equal Earth projection, which tries to reflect countries' true sizes.
>> Other regions are backing the AU's efforts. Dorbrene O'Marde, Vice Chair of the Caribbean Community (#CARICOM) Reparations Commission, endorsed Equal Earth as a rejection of Mercator map's "ideology of power and dominance".
#AU #MercatorProjection #EqualEarthProjection #CorrectTheMap #AfricaNoFilter #SpeakUpAfrica