The United Nations has voted to adopt a new world map designed to reflect Africa’s true size, after a resolution sponsored by Togo received broad international support.
The proposal was backed by 164 nations in the UN vote. The United States was the only country recorded as voting against the resolution.
The measure places Africa’s representation on world maps at the centre of an international decision by UN member states. According to the supplied details, the resolution’s purpose is to support a map that more accurately reflects the continent’s size.
Togo sponsored the resolution, securing overwhelming support among voting nations. No further details were provided in the source material about the timetable for implementation, the exact map format to be used, or whether any countries abstained or did not vote.
The latest known position is that the UN vote has passed with 164 countries in favour and the US alone in opposition.
