WorldPingThere is no perfect way to flatten the surface of a sphere onto a rectangle, rendering every map a compromise…
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Africa has long been represented as smaller than its real size in maps, which are largely based on an ancient projection.
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WorldPingHow do cross-border payments work? What are the instructions between banks and costs involved in each step? How have transaction times reduced? Why does BRICS want to change the system? What alternatives are being explored? What does India propose?
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Behind South Africa’s chrome riches lies a shadow economy where migrants and unemployed workers face deadly conditions.
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WorldPingGrowing interest in African languages is creating new business opportunities as people in the diaspora seek to connect with their relatives and roots…
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WorldPingThe United Nations on Friday voted for a shift away from the 16th-century Mercator global map towards one more accurately reflecting countries' true size, a resolution sponsored by African states to counter perceptions that the continent is peripheral.
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WorldPingThis weekend, Paris is hosting the 16th edition of FIFDA, the African Diaspora International Film Festival. From September 4 to 6, 15 films from 13 countries will be screened, spanning fiction and non-fiction, as well as feature-length and short films.
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