State Department map of Africa mislabels every country at AIDS conference

The State Department said that it took “full responsibility” for the confusion caused and that the map was produced by a team ...

State Department says it made 'an unfortunate error' when it mislabeled countries on map of Africa

The US State Department on Thursday said its use of a map that incorrectly labeled all the countries it identified on a map ...

Oops! State Dept. Mislabels Every Country On A Map Of Africa At Global Conference

Profoundly embarrassing.

The State Department Presented an Error-Filled Map of Africa. What Happened Next Is a Warning for Every CEO Using AI

An analysis revealed that the image was generated with AI. Here’s how to avoid the same embarrassing fate.

State Department Mislabels African Countries on Map at Global AIDS Conference

The map was altered immediately before the presentation, resulting in the mistake, according to a department spokesperson ...

State Dept. apologizes for mislabeling countries on Africa map

The map, part of a presentation Sunday at the AIDS 2026 summit in Rio de Janeiro, purports to show six African countries that ...

State Dept. apologizes for mislabelling countries on map of Africa slide at conference

Among some of the errors on the slide, coastal Nigeria is landlocked, Mozambique has been transported from southern Africa to the Horn of Africa, and Ivory Coast has shifted from West Africa across ...

U.S. State Department apologizes for African map blunder

The U.S. State Department has apologized for using an incorrectly labeled map of Africa during a presentation at the global ...