Indian Ocean
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Nigerian oil magnate Aliko Dangote is planning to build a refinery across the bay from a 700-year-old trading port on the Indian Ocean coast.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026
Nigerian billionaire Aliko Dangote is laying the groundwork for a $15 billion oil refinery near Lamu Town on Kenya’s Indian Ocean coast.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 3, 2026
It is being built on the Indian Ocean coast at Lamu, also the site of a deepwater port, with a target of 30 months for completion.
From Barron's ● Sep. 30, 2026
China too has a major base here, its largest military presence on the Indian Ocean and recently upgraded.
From BBC ● Sep. 21, 2026
The Cape seemed next door to the East Indies—till a man had sailed the Indian Ocean.
From "Carry On, Mr. Bowditch" by Jean Lee Latham
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