Africa is bigger than you think

Cartographers in Africa are up in arms. They think the Mercator projection of the word

shows Africa as a tinpot little area they say. Whereas the real size Equal Earth map

"shows how important we are". 

Unfortunately the United States customs authorities are now on the case and threatening to impose 75% tariffs on all African countries unless they reduce their size. This has led to some countries reverting to Mercator, others proposing a combined Mercatequal Earth projection. US Customs have since withdrawn the tariff threat.

In other news, Belgian cartographers......