U.S. state department map mislabels every country in Africa at int'l conference

WIRE — A U.S. government map mislabeled every country in Africa during a State Department presentation at the AIDS 2026 conference in Brazil.Attendees quickly shared screenshots online, drawing criticism of the U.S. delegation.In a statement on Thursday, the department blamed a last-minute change to the slides and took "full responsibility."The error comes as the U.S. cuts foreign aid and scales back its

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