“Geography has history. Africa’s misrepresentation on world maps is not just a cartographic error—it’s a narrative issue,” said Moky Makura, Executive Director of Africa No Filter.

The Nakba map of 2006 sparked controversy and anger among some Israelis, who reported it to their local police for being an “assault on true geography”. But what is true geography?

Piri Reis’s map of Northern Africa features several key areas, including the coasts of Egypt, Libya, and parts of the Maghreb. Grand Vizier Ibrahim Pasha requested a clean copy of his book, the ...

Africa No Filter and Speak Up Africa are launching the Correct the Map campaign to put an end to this enduring misperception. The Correct the Map campaign is calling on international organisations – ...

COLUMN: Piri Reis, an Ottoman admiral and cartographer, is renowned for his world map created in 1513, which includes detailed representations of parts of Northern Africa.