Africa
5 stories from Middle East Affairs.
African football will shape future support for Infantino, Benin chief says
The head of Benin's football federation said African football officials prioritize development over administrative disputes surrounding FIFA President Gianni Infantino, with progress in the sport to guide future decisions on leadership.
UN backs new world map that enlarges Africa, shrinks polar regions
The UN General Assembly voted to promote an equal-area map projection that represents continents more accurately than the Mercator projection, which has been standard since the 16th century.
UN adopts resolution to redraw world maps, enlarging Africa
The UN General Assembly voted on Friday to endorse new world maps showing Africa's true size and reducing the visual area of the United States, reversing distortions from the colonial era.
UN prepares to vote on replacing Mercator map projection
The UN General Assembly will vote Friday on a resolution calling for equal-area map projections to replace the Mercator projection, which has distorted continental sizes for centuries.
African carbon markets face credibility crisis as financing gap widens
African carbon markets are expanding rapidly but face structural challenges and widening financing gaps that threaten their credibility as the continent seeks trillions of dollars to meet climate commitments.
