US government map of Africa mislabels every country at global conference
The map presented in Brazil on Sunday showed a landlocked Nigeria in the Sahara and placed Mozambique in the Horn of Africa. Photograph: Picture obtained by Reuters/ReutersView image in fullscreenThe map presented in Brazil on Sunday showed a landlocked Nigeria in the Sahara and placed Mozambique in the Horn of Africa. He did not reply to requests for comment.The state department said the discussions at the conference were “substantive and constructive” despite the map and that it remained committed to fighting Aids with real results.
- ▪The map presented in Brazil on Sunday showed a landlocked Nigeria in the Sahara and placed Mozambique in the Horn of Africa.
- ▪Photograph: Picture obtained by Reuters/ReutersView image in fullscreenThe map presented in Brazil on Sunday showed a landlocked Nigeria in the Sahara and placed Mozambique in the Horn of Africa.
- ▪He did not reply to requests for comment.The state department said the discussions at the conference were “substantive and constructive” despite the map and that it remained committed to fighting Aids with real results.
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The map presented in Brazil on Sunday showed a landlocked Nigeria in the Sahara and placed Mozambique in the Horn of Africa. Photograph: Picture obtained by Reuters/ReutersView image in fullscreenThe map presented in Brazil on Sunday showed a landlocked Nigeria in the Sahara and placed Mozambique in the Horn of Africa. Photograph: Picture obtained by Reuters/ReutersUS foreign policyUS government map of Africa mislabels every country at global conferenceState department ‘takes full responsibility’ for erroneous, widely shared chart displayed at Aids conference in BrazilReutersThu 30 Jul 2026 09.59 EDTSharePrefer the Guardian on GoogleA US government map of Africa mislabeled every country during a state department presentation at a global conference in Brazil this week, causing a stir…
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