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

A US government map of Africa mislabeled 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

The map showed Nigeria as landlocked in the Sahara Desert, among other errors.

State department ‘takes full responsibility’ for erroneous, widely shared chart displayed at Aids conference in Brazil A US government map of Africa mislabeled every country during a state department presentation at a ⁠global conference in Brazil ⁠this week, ​causing a stir among attenders who took screenshots and post

A U.S. State Department presentation at a major global health conference has sparked criticism after an AI-generated map of Africa wrongly labelled every country on the continent.

US government map of Africa mislabels every country at global conference  Reuters