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The continent of Africa has often been ignored in the realm of strategic affairs. This ignorance stems from the colonial plunder imposed on the cradle of humanity by European powers during the infamous “scramble for Africa”. Not only did the European empires try to impose their cultural values and core beliefs on the rest of the world but also their world view.

When they were inevitably forced out of their former colonies, they left behind their colonial baggage in the form of norms, culture and world view. As mentioned earlier, Africa has long been sidelined by the strategic community. The case of the maritime domain is no different. The continent of Africa which was once the pivot of marine travel, operated and managed by both eastern and western sailors has now become a sideshow. Historically the ocean at the eastern coast of the African continent was called by different names like Erythrean Sea, Mare Rubium, Eastern Ocean as well as Oriental Ocean. Afterwards by colonial process it was branded as the Indian Ocean and now it’s being called the Western Indian Ocean. The latest name of Western Indian Ocean is asserted to be colonial baggage left behind by European powers in their bid to redefine the world while pursuing hegemonic ambitions.

However in the modern day and age, we see that the borders of these great oceans are being rearranged by many international organisations as well as state organisations. The so called Indian Ocean is a case in point, with a split between the Indo Pacific and the Western Indian Ocean or WIO. This casestudy is an academic attempt to define the WIO in the context of the significant historical, legal and scientific relation to the eastern coast of Africa.

This case study is a summarized version of the reasons which highlight the Western Indian Ocean as a distinct entity which shares the longest coastline with the African continent. For all the legal, scientific, historic reasons stated herein this study provide the basis that now is the right time to give this Ocean region it true representative name which is African Ocean. The name African Ocean highlights its significant linkage with the African continent that has been underplayed for millennia by the European colonial and imperial powers.

 

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