‘US, China, India can all fit into Africa’: On a quest to fix the world map | Inequality News

When Abimbola Ogundairo saw a pretty wooden map she thought would be great decor for her walls, she did something most regular buyers wouldn’t think of: She messaged the manufacturers with a simple, yet charged question.

“Which map projection did you use?” she asked, referring to the method of representing maps on a flat plane.

The sellers never responded, but Ogundairo suspected they used a problematic projection. Discouraged, she refused to place an order.

Ogundairo’s obsession…

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News Source: www.aljazeera.com

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