Correcting the map, setting the history straight: Togo challenges 500 years of geopolitical distortion
Brussels (1st May 2026) — The world map hanging on the wall of a classroom or in a UN chamber is generally perceived as a neutral source of information, a simple navigational tool. Who, looking at it, would suspect that in the age of satellites, this world map is still based on the measurements of Gerardus Mercator, who in 1569 drew the world map we know today ?
