That's okay, because the population density of Africa is very low (it's comparable to that of the Americas, much less than Europe/Asia)[1], it's currently only 15% of the world's population[2], and Africa is an enormous continent[3] the fact of which the Mercator projection distorts[4].
[1][2] https://www.geolounge.com/continents-population-density/
[3] https://io9.gizmodo.com/africas-true-size-will-blow-you-away...