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July 30, 2026
State Department's Africa Map Mislabels Every Country at Global Conference
- The map displayed at the AIDS 2026 conference inaccurately labeled every African country.
- Nigeria was incorrectly shown as landlocked, and Mozambique was misplaced in the Horn of Africa.
- The State Department acknowledged the error, attributing it to a hasty alteration before the event.
3 Sources
- US government map of Africa mislabels every country at global conferenceJul 30, 2026 at 12:31 PM · Reuters
- US government map of Africa mislabels every country sparking confusion at global conferenceJul 30, 2026 at 2:53 PM · Independent
- State Department Map Mislabels African Countries at AIDS ConferenceJul 30, 2026 at 6:50 PM · NYT