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UN votes to adopt new world map to reflect Africa's true size (www.bbc.com)
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[–] tyler@programming.dev 1 points 4 hours ago

They literally say that too.

In February, the AU's 54 member states adopted it, and said it "more accurately represents the sizes of all continents, particularly Africa".