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Audio slideshow: Mapping Africa

SOURCE: BBC News (3-13-11)

From one of the earliest depictions of the continent - to the colonial scramble for land - the maps of Africa reveal a great deal about the people who have lived there through the centuries.

To try to shed new light on the African archives held by the Royal Geographical Society, London-based African community groups were asked for their views on the documents.

They spoke to Cliff Pereira and Zagba Oyortey - both African-born - who explain here how the maps tell the story of a changing continent....
Source: 
BBC News
Source URL: 
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-12675464
Date: 
3-13-11