Answer:
Equatorial currents are driven by:
Trade winds
Step-by-step explanation:
Trade winds
Trade winds are both driven by both North and South Equatorial currents, those are transporting warm ocean-surface water in that direction. Generally Equatorial under currents and Equatorial counter currents returns some warm water to eastward.
The trade winds of two hemispheres cover the west-east zone located near the equator is called the Inter tropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ)