Togo Challenges Mercator Map Projection at UN in September
African nation seeks UN General Assembly vote to shift from Western-dominant world map representation.
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Togo plans to petition the United Nations General Assembly in September to abandon the Mercator world map projection, reviving debate over how cartographic choices shape perceptions of African representation.
The Mercator projection, long used as the standard world map, distorts land masses at higher latitudes while minimizing African territories. Togo's initiative highlights how geographic visualization tools reflect and reinforce global power dynamics.
The proposal has rekindled broader conversations within the African Union about decolonizing institutional systems and challenging Western-centric frameworks that influence international diplomacy and education.