So Much Wrong Here
The OP made a terrible, terrible mistake. They mistook the continent of South America for Africa. However, they were quick to admit their mistake, unlike CNN, which claimed that Hong Kong was somewhere in Brazil. So, how did the people at CNN, one of the most well-known news companies, make this error?
Easy: the people who work there learned geography in the United States. As everyone knows, Americans aren’t particularly good at geography. In fact, except for New York, Texas, Florida, and California, nobody could tell you where any of the other states are. And there are still some people who think that Hawaii is the 51st state.