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THE REFRACT 2026RSS INSTAGRAMEVERY STORY HAS MANY SIDES

L'ONU abandonne Mercator pour Equal Earth : l'Afrique à sa taille réelle, les États-Unis seuls à voter contre

Bangladesh

The UN drops Mercator for Equal Earth: Africa at its true size, the United States the only vote against

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DOMINANT ANGLE

Dhaka takes away from this cartographic shift a long-awaited correction: South Asia, like Africa, is no longer downplayed on school maps inherited from Mercator.

Dominant angle identified — does not reflect unanimity of this country’s media

ANALYSIS

Dhaka, September 5, 2026.

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The Daily StarMEDIUM
- Africa bigger, US smaller - UN adopts new map
TBS NewsMEDIUM
- UN approves resolution in support of map that shows Africa's true size

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African and Global South Coalition

These perspectives present the vote as a diplomatic victory driven by Togo and the African Union, correcting a cartographic distortion associated with the colonial legacy.

5 other countries share this framing

Ghana
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6 of the 13 countries covered by this story

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Nature of the cartographic debate
Coverage aligned with this reading · with 9 other countries

BIASES AND FRAMING IDENTIFIED

Bangladesh's neighbors in South Asia are mentioned as part of the enlarged continents, but official South Asian reactions are largely absent from the reports.

« It makes Africa, Latin America, South Asia and Oceania appear much larger. »
thedailystar.net ↗

The narrative relies on the voices from Togo and the US, citing statements from Lomé and Washington, without quoting a South Asian official, leaving Dhaka's perspective overlooked.

« The United States, the only country to vote against the resolution, said it promoted an "ideological agenda" and was a distraction from the "genuine problems of international peace, prosperity or good relations". »
tbsnews.net ↗

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