Kungiyar Tarayyar Afrika (AU) ta bayyana goyon bayanta ga wani sabon yunkuri na duniya da ake kira “Correct The Map”, wanda ke neman a daina amfani da tsohuwar taswirar duniya ta ƙarni na 16 wato Mercator Projection, saboda yadda take nuna girman nahiyar Afrika da ba daidai ba.
Wannan matakin ya biyo bayan wani bayani da mataimakiyar shugabar hukumar AU, Selma Malika Haddadi, ta yi ga kamfanin dillancin labarai na Reuters. Ta bayyana cewa taswirar Mercator ba wai kawai kayan kallo bace, amma tana da tasiri mai zurfi a fannin siyasa, ilimi da kuma yadda ake kallon matsayin nahiyar Afrika a duniya.
“Zai iya zama kamar taswira ce kawai, amma hakikanin gaskiya ba haka bane. Wannan tsohuwar taswira ta haifar da ra’ayi cewa Afrika ƙaramar nahiya ce kuma ba ta da muhimmanci, alhali kuwa ita ce ta biyu mafi girma a duniya, tana da ƙasashe 54 da kuma fiye da mutane biliyan ɗaya,” in ji Haddadi.
Me ya sa Taswirar Mercator ke Matsala?
Taswirar Mercator an ƙirƙire ta a ƙarni na 16 daga masanin taswira ɗan kasar Belgium, Gerardus Mercator, don taimaka wa masu ruwa da tsaki wajen tafiya a teku. Amma wannan nau’in taswira yana da matsala — yana ƙara girman ƙasashe da ke kusa da tsakar duniya (poles) kamar Greenland, Canada da Rasha, amma yana rage girman ƙasashe da ke kusa da layin kwatance (equator) kamar Afrika da Kudancin Amurka.
Misali, idan aka duba taswirar Mercator, Greenland tana kama da ta fi Afrika girma, alhali a hakikanin gaskiya Afrika ta fi Greenland girma sau 14. Wannan ba daidai ba ne, kuma yana iya shafar yadda ake kallon tasirin nahiyar a fannin tattalin arziki da siyasa.
Sabuwar Taswira – Equal Earth Projection
A maimakon haka, yakin neman canjin taswira yana son a rungumi Equal Earth Projection, wacce ke nuna girman nahiyoyi yadda suke a zahiri, ba tare da karkatar da su ba. Wannan zai ba mutane damar ganin ainihin girman Afrika da sauran nahiyoyi a zahiri.
Kungiyar AU ta ce wannan mataki na daga cikin hanyoyin mayar da martaba ga nahiyar Afrika a idon duniya da kuma tabbatar da cewa tarihi da ilimin da ake koyarwa a makarantu suna daidaita da gaskiya.
Tasirin Stereotype da Ƙarancin Fahimta
Haddadi ta yi gargadi cewa irin wannan kuskuren taswira ya dade yana jefa nahiyar cikin ƙananan matsayi a ilimi, jaridu da ma a manufofin kasa da kasa. Wannan na iya shafar yawan saka jari, taimako, da goyon baya da Afrika ke samu daga sauran nahiyoyi.
Matakin Da AU Ke Ɗauka
Kungiyar Tarayyar Afrika ta fara aiki da hukumomi, gwamnati da kuma kungiyoyin kasa da kasa don ganin an daina amfani da taswirar Mercator a hukumance, musamman a makarantu, ma’aikatun gwamnati da kuma cibiyoyin bincike.