Africa is in the Northern and Southern Hemispheres. It is surrounded by the Indian Ocean in the east, the South Atlantic Ocean in the south-west and the North Atlantic Ocean in the north-west.

China has built up economic and military ties across the Indian Ocean. The region holds 40% of the world’s offshore oil and four of the most important maritime chokepoints.

Over two hundred fifty million years ago, India, Africa ... day map of the Indian subcontinent. India charged across the equator at rates of up to 15 cm/year, in the process closing an ocean ...