US State Department Apologizes for Mislabeled Africa Map at AIDS Conference
The US State Department issued an apology after displaying an inaccurate map of Africa, which mislabeled several countries, at a global AIDS conference in Brazil. The error drew widespread criticism and was described as a "regrettable mistake."
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State Department Map Mislabels African Countries at AIDS Conference
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Nigeria was depicted as a landlocked nation in the Sahara Desert rather than in West Africa. The post US State Department mislabels Nigeria, other African countries at global AIDS conference appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria.
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The US State Department acknowledged "an unfortunate error" on Thursday after an inaccurate map of Africa was displayed at an AIDS conference in Brazil earlier this week. The post US admits error after flawed Africa map shown at AIDS conference appeared first on Vanguard News.
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