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You know, in schools, for example, in classrooms, like we all know what Africa looks like on the map, and they believe that there should be, depict a more accurate size of the continent. And the bottom line to the need to depict it, is it because, I mean, from a navigation point of view, does it help in that case? Or is it purely, is it political? Is it political clout to say we must get and we must be depicted as we deserve? Yes, I mean, essentially, this is about depiction.

You know, we often hear the phrase representation matters. And I think this feeds into that argument, whether you're talking about representation in the UN Security Council or just basically what your house really looks like, essentially. And so there's a broader political argument to your point. The resolution describes the historical shrinking of Africa on maps as having educational, cultural, and even geopolitical consequences. So for the African sponsors, correcting the map, Ashrap, is not simply about geography.

You well put it, it is also about correcting what they regard as this historical bias in the way Africa has been represented in the world. Okay, so now you're saying as you and I talk, this issue has been tabled at the UN General Assembly. So, what's the appetite then for it to be accepted? What's the process? Well, I interviewed Robert Duce yesterday, and he is hoping for certainly more than a two-thirds majority. And they're going to vote right now. I'm just keeping my eye on.