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.

Currently, Earth has five distinct oceans: Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Antarctic, and Arctic. The formation of a sixth ocean could bring ... landlocked countries in Africa like Ethiopia and Uganda ...