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#USA gov't map of #Africa mislabels every country at global conference ‼️

The map contained an #AI watermark indicating it was made w/ OpenAI tools. 👀

It had:
• Nigeria (where #US currently has several hundred troops deployed) as landlocked in the Sahara Desert
• Mozambique, which is in southeastern Africa, relocated to the Horn of Africa
• Ivory ​Coast in West Africa was placed on the other side of the continent

The State Dept blamed a staffer.

#trump #TrumpAdmin
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reuters.com/world/africa/us-go

July 30, 2026 12:28 PM UTC US government map of Africa mislabels every country at global conference By Jessica Donati Current APS Funding Opportunities $80м Up to DATA, SURVEYS & SURVEILLANCE awards • NIGERIA Up to $200M Up to 20 awards • MOZAMBIQUE Up to $180M Up to 15 awards • UGANDA Up to $60м Up to 15 awards CÔTE D'IVOIRE Up to $50м Up to 3 awards | MALAWI Up to $35M annually Up to 4 awards • CAMEROON Up to $5.4м Up to 3 awards Note: This is the second round of awards A screen shows a U.S. government map of Africa with mislabeled countries during a State Department presentation at a global conference in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, July 26, 2026, in this picture obtained by REUTERS
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