Africa is much bigger than you think. Traditional maps have downplayed the size of the continent in comparison to other parts of the world for hundreds of years.

Teachers fear the ‘atrocious mistake’ could damage students’ results. A leading exam board has been slammed after a GCSE geography paper wrongly named countries on a map of Africa.

Africa is much bigger than you think. Traditional maps have downplayed the size of the continent in comparison to other parts of the world for hundreds of years.