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France drops Mercator maps as Africa pushes for truer world view

France will stop using maps based on the traditional Mercator projection, Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot announced on Friday – backing an African p...

By Dhallo News · September 4, 2026 at 9:16 PM IST
France drops Mercator maps as Africa pushes for truer world view
Source: RFI English - Int'l

France will stop using maps based on the traditional Mercator projection, Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot announced on Friday – backing an African push for a more accurate representation of the continent.

SOURCE: RFI English - Int'l
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