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- A US government map of Africa mislabelled every country during a State Department presentation at a global conference taking place in Brazil this week, causing a stir among attendees who took screenshots and posted them online. Reuters view
- The map showed Nigeria as landlocked in the Sahara Desert, among other errors.
- US government map of Africa mislabels every country at global conference
- The US State Department blamed a staffer for the error amid a probe into whether it was made by AI
- US government’s map of Africa mislabels every country sparking confusion at global conference
- US government map of Africa gets every country wrong at global conference
A US government map of Africa mislabelled every country during a State Department presentation at a global conference taking place in Brazil this week, causing a stir among attendees who took screenshots and posted them online. Reuters viewed a video of the presentation given at the Aids 2026 conference in Rio de Janeiro, which shows the errant map displayed halfway during a presentation about the State Department’s
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The map showed Nigeria as landlocked in the Sahara Desert, among other errors.
US government map of Africa mislabels every country at global conference
The US State Department blamed a staffer for the error amid a probe into whether it was made by AI
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US government map of Africa mislabels every country at global conference
The map showed Nigeria as landlocked in the Sahara Desert, among other errors.
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US government’s map of Africa mislabels every country sparking confusion at global conference
The US State Department blamed a staffer for the error amid a probe into whether it was made by AI
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US government map of Africa gets every country wrong at global conference
A US government map of Africa mislabelled every country during a State Department presentation at a global conference taking place in Brazil this week, causing a stir among attendees who took screenshots and posted them online. Reuters viewed a video of the presentation given at the Aids 2026 conference in Rio de Janeiro, which shows the
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