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Office of the Cartographer, African Union Bujumbura, Burundi |
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Nation States Africa |
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Historical African maps |
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The map of Africa is in a constant state of change. The African Union’s Office of the Cartographer has undertaken responsibility over the Region’s mapping needs. Before October 2005, the region was mapped through the able assistance of volunteer states, which sometimes led to controversy and accusations of cartographic aggression, whereby one state was represented incorrectly to the benefit of another. Still, the work of these pioneering states are still recognized today and considered the most accurate representations of the Region between the years 2003-2005. In the earliest maps, small pockets of political entities represented by a number were collectively called “microstates.” They represented independent political entities that took residence in the continent but did not interact much with the major actors as they struggled to consolidate their regimes and fend off opponents.
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Maps of the North Sub-Region |
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Maps of the South, West, and East Sub-Regions |
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To view all Historical Maps of the North Sub- Region from April 8, 2005 to the present, please click on the left link, produced by Polanskan (formerly Astorian) cartographers.
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2006-05 East, West, South (Official) 2005-10 Africa Region (Mulgaria) 2005-09 East, West, South (Anaweim) 2005-05 Arabian Peninsula (South Africa) 2005-05 African Map (South Africa) 2005-05 Indian Ocean Map (South Africa) 2004 Maps were lost due to the crisis of the African Union and the looting of its archives. Through the help of Interpol and the AU’s intelligence unit, we hope to reacquire these missing maps in the near future. 2003-12-10 South, East, West Sub-Regions 2003-10-15 South, East West Sub-Regions 2003-09-15 Africa Region (PDF Format) 2003-08-03 Africa (Israel-Palestine) 2003-06 Industrial Activity (Engleland) 2003-06 Political Freedoms (Engleland) 2003-06 Population (Engleland)
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NORTH SUB-REGION October 2006 |
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WEST, EAST, and SOUTH SUB-REGIONS October 2006 |
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Full Maps of All Sub-Regions (December 2006 to Present) |
