GIGS hails UN Equal Earth map adoption as correction to 450 years of injustice

The Ghana Institute of Governance and Security (GIGS) has welcomed the United Nations General Assembly’s adoption of the Equal Earth projection as a fairer alternative to the 16th-century Mercator map, describing the decision as a landmark step towards global justice and the restoration of Africa’s dignity.

In a statement signed by its Executive Director, Dr David Agbee, GIGS said the resolution adopted by the United Nations General Assembly on Friday, September 4, 2026, represented one of the most consequential steps taken by the global body in defence of Africa’s dignity.” ‘A map is never neutral’ GIGS endorsed comments made by Togo’s Foreign Minister, Robert Dussey, ahead of the vote, when he told the General Assembly that “a fair world begins with a fair map” and that “a map is never neutral.