Palestine to Africa: How maps lie — and some tell the truth. Conflicts in Palestine, Ukraine, the Indian Ocean and other areas also spill over into the realm of cartography.

Africa is much bigger than you think. Traditional maps have downplayed the size of the continent in comparison to other parts of the world for hundreds of years.

Most might recognize the old map from faded school textbooks. It’s called the Mercator projection. In 1569, Gerardus Mercator built a whole world drawn along colonial lines — literally. The biggest ...

It is part of an exhibition drawing attention to the history of South Africa and the way it is perceived around the world. The Chinese map, covering more than 17 square metres, was produced in silk.

Quixto, a new AI-powered platform, helps users explore developments across Africa through an interactive map and real-time news analysis. Developed by Cape Town-based Predix Communications, it is ...

That includes boundaries between Zimbabwe and South Africa, between Zimbabwe and Zambia, as well as between South Africa and Namibia, to mention a few in the SADC region. In the paper, academics Jack ...

Teachers fear the ‘atrocious mistake’ could damage students’ results. A leading exam board has been slammed after a GCSE geography paper wrongly named countries on a map of Africa.

Leading exam board Edexcel was slammed today after a GCSE geography paper wrongly identified Gabon as the Republic of the Congo, with a teacher describing it as an 'atrocious mistake'.

Africa's Missing Maps. Business Daily. What role can businesses play in filling Africa's cartographical gaps? And can better maps help fight diseases like cholera? Show more.

Africa is much bigger than you think. Traditional maps have downplayed the size of the continent in comparison to other parts of the world for hundreds of years.