African Union Members Approve New Map Depicting Africa More Accurately

The new map depicts Africa more accurately. The new map was presented by Togo, while the African Union members strongly supported it. The map reform proposal passed with the support of 164 countries, including France and Britain. The United States was the only country to vote against it, and six countries abstained. The Mercator map, which has been in use since the 16th century, has been criticized because it shows Africa as the same size as Greenland, when in fact it is 14 times larger. The importance of the vote on this proposal can be gauged from the fact that it will now be necessary to change the global maps that will be shown around the world in the coming days. In addition to the continent that appears on the current map, the situation of India and many countries will change drastically. In this case, it is important to know why the proposal to change the world map in the United Nations has now been approved.