US government map of Africa gets every country wrong at global conference

The US State Department blamed a staffer for the error amid a probe into whether it was made by AI

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 new health agreements.

A senior health official with the State Department presenting at an international AIDS conference in Brazil this week used a map of Africa to illustrate U.S. government funding for H.I.V. programs on the continent.