For centuries, the maps used to understand the world have distorted Africa’s size compared to most northerly nations.

Includes map of "States and kingdoms of pre-colonial Africa," physical map of Africa, col. ill., text, and cultural and ethnographic information.

The Mercator world map, long a fixture in classrooms globally, makes the European Union appear almost as large as Africa. In reality, Africa is more than seven times bigger. It is a distortion that ...

Do you know how big Africa really is? According to experts, most of us don’t, and it’s because the maps we grew up with weren’t telling the full story. Earlier this month, the African Union endorsed a ...

Serving as a public source of Africa-related information, the U.S. Africa Command website, updated daily, hosts the latest news and updates on command activities and initiatives. The website has ...