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15
February
2026

AU seeks cartographic change as symbolic and cognitive redress

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๐Ÿ“… 15 February 2026 ๐Ÿ“ Africa

The Assembly asks for a formal request to the UN to correct disproportionate map representations of Africa, naming the Mercator projection. It frames maps as part of global power and knowledge, a symbolic demand distinct from material restitution.

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