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The United Nations has endorsed a new map projection that more accurately represents Africa’s true size. The "Correct the Map" resolution, sponsored by Togo and backed by African Union (AU) member states, was adopted with the support of 164 countries, including France and the United Kingdom. The United States was the only country to vote against it, while six nations abstained. On this episode, we explore why this new map matters and what it reveals about Africa’s true scale. And Nigeria has one of the world's highest numbers of out-of-school children, with the UN estimating that 19 mill...
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Hello there and welcome to Focus on Africa. I am Keiichi Obunna in Lagos, Nigeria.
current world map and project Africa's true size. But what would it take for the global
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Hello there and welcome to Focus on Africa. I am Keiichi Obunna in Lagos, Nigeria. The United States is the only country that voted against a UN resolution to modify the current world map and project Africa's true size. But what would it take for the global adoption of this new map?
We just need to get the right tools in people's hands. It's not like we're asking people going by, there's free resources. You can download this map, it's been around for years. All we've done is drawn attention to this, to say there is a solution to correct this thing and it's cheap. In some cases it's free. And a BBC investigation looks at some schoolgirls on a quest to pursue
their education following a mass school kidnapping that interrupted their journey five years ago. What does the completion of a full school year mean for them? They're both very resilient, they're both very keen to give back to their communities and pay it forward because they were supported by people that didn't know them and they want other people to be able to benefit from the
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