Plans for Williamsburg’s African American Heritage Trail move forward

Williamsburg City Council approved a contract Thursday that pushes the trail to the next step — the creation of a mobile app ...
GCN

African Union pushes map showing Africa’s true scale

The African Union is fighting to correct the misrepresentation of the African continent. By advocating for maps that reflect Africa’s true size, the AU aims to ensure a more accurate representation of ...
Yahoo

Campaigners want to change the world map to show Africa is bigger

FILE - Soldiers look at a world map as they wait to board a flight in Manas, Kyrgyzstan, on the way home after completing a deployment in Afghanistan, Thursday, Aug. 11, 2011. (AP Photo/David Goldman, ...
NPR

African Union backs campaign to replace Mercator map that distorts Africa's size

The African Union has joined a campaign calling for the widely-used Mercator map, which makes Africa appear smaller than it is, to be replaced with a map that more accurately reflects the continent's ...
The Conversation

Africa’s cities are growing chaotically fast, but there’s still time to get things right – insights from experts

Research associate at African Centre for Cities, University of Cape Town Cities are vital engines of economic growth, innovation and social progress. They shape the futures of nations and the lives of ...
Travel + Leisure

This South African City Is Home to a Stunning National Park, Penguins, and Some of the Continent's Best Hotels

Cape Town is South Africa's crown jewel. Founded by the Dutch East India Company in 1652, it was South Africa's first attempt at a modern metropolis, earning it the nickname "The Mother City." Because ...
Popular Mechanics

The World Map You’ve Known Forever Is Wrong—and Africa Wants to Redraw It

Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: The African Union has started an effort to oust the Mercator projection map and replace it with what it says is a more accurately drawn map. The 16 ...