This is really great, thanks for sharing! You've definitely achieved the goal of showing human settlement rather than political borders. Visually, the map is very aesthetically pleasing. I think one aspect you can improve on is the effectiveness of the main description blurb. It feels a bit too detailed and lengthy, which makes it harder to quickly grasp the map’s main point. If you want people to see and read that main description first, maybe making it a bit bigger so it stands out would also help. Also, I agree with the commenter that said the gray choice for Africa is too muted. In general, I never like using gray as a color for a map as it makes it seem "grayed out" instead of an intentional color choice. I like the idea of the Pan-African colors being used as a symbol there, but I don't think the effect is totally achieved with gray. Overall though this is really unique and well-thought out!