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Back to EpisodesUN PUSHES TO REDRAW THE WORLD MAP — DESERT FM SPEAKS TO FOREIGN POLICY ANALYST
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The United Nations General Assembly adopted a non-binding resolution sponsored by Togo and backed by the African Union to replace the 16th-century Mercator projection with the Equal Earth map projection. This aims to correct visual distortions that make Africa appear the same size as Greenland, despite being roughly 14 times larger.Desert FM spoke to Foreign policy analyst Dr. Connie Hasselman