State Department Map Mislabels African Countries at AIDS Conference
Nigeria, a coastal country in western Africa, was landlocked in the Sahara, among other errors. The department said it had been “hastily altered.”
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Nigeria, a coastal country in western Africa, was landlocked in the Sahara, among other errors. The department said it had been “hastily altered.”
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Nigeria, a coastal country in western Africa, was landlocked in the Sahara, among other errors.
The department said it had been “hastily altered.”
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https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/30/us/politics/state-department-map-africa.html