The U.S. State Department presented a map of Africa at a global AIDS conference this week in which every country was mislabelled and its borders jumbled. The graphic shows an outline of Africa with six areas highlighted, and lines that match the areas to the supposed country names. The State Department said: “We take full responsibility for ​the confusion and misrepresentation it ​caused for attendees, including ⁠our African partners.” A U.S. government map of Africa mislabeled every country during a state department presentation at a ⁠global conference www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026… — Phil Lewis (@phillewis.bsky.social) 2026-07-30T16:46:44.409ZThe incident is an embarrassing affair for a country already under scrutiny for its foreign policy choices and often careless attitude toward global problems. The map error also comes as the State Department is seeking to effectively upend the world order.