After UN success, Togo aims to translate the Equal Earth map into African languages

After the UN General Assembly adopted the “Correct the Map” resolution on September 4, 2026, with 164 votes in favor, one against and six abstentions, Togo is moving ahead with translations of the Equal Earth map into African languages. The Foreign Affairs Ministry is inviting translators, linguists, teachers, researchers and associations to translate geographic names, the map legend and an educational note, and to provide a glossary explaining their terminology. Target languages include Hausa, Yoruba, Wolof, Lingala, Zulu, Malagasy, Ewe, Kabiye and Kotokoli; a Kiswahili translation is already underway. The translations will be released free of charge under an open license, with selected teams announced on January 15, 2027, and work due by the end of February.