Chagos Islands: UK’s last African colony returned to Mauritius
WEB1 day ago · Before granting independence to Mauritius in 1968, Britain was found to have unlawfully separated it to form a new colony on the Chagos archipelago named the British Indian Ocean Territory (BIOT). The UK had initially dismissed UN rulings and court judgements demanding it return the islands to Mauritius, …
UK hands sovereignty of Chagos Islands to Mauritius - BBC News
WEB1 day ago · Mauritius will also be able to begin a programme of resettlement on the Chagos Islands, but not on Diego Garcia. There, the UK will ensure operation of the military base for "an initial period" of ...
UK will give sovereignty of Chagos Islands to Mauritius - BBC
WEBNews. US Election. Sport. Business. ... will see the UK hand over the Chagos Islands to Mauritius in a historic move. ... while others argue that the Chagos archipelago’s status should not be ...
U.K. to Return Chagos Islands to Mauritius, Ending Colonial-Era …
WEB1 day ago · Formal negotiations between Britain and Mauritius over the Chagos began in 2022, during the Conservative government at the time, having gained momentum when African countries began pressing ...
Britain agrees Chagos Island sovereignty deal with Mauritius
WEB1 day ago · Britain said on Thursday it would give up sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius in a deal that would allow people displaced decades ago to return home while London retains use of the UK-U ...
UK hands over sovereignty of Chagos Islands to Mauritius in a deal
WEB1 day ago · The U.K. has agreed to hand sovereignty of the long-contested Chagos Islands, an archipelago of more than 60 islands in the Indian Ocean, to Mauritius, ... The Associated Press is an independent global news organization dedicated to factual reporting. Founded in 1846, AP today remains the most trusted source of fast, accurate, unbiased news in ...
Mauritius PM says Chagos decision marks complete …
WEB1 day ago · The Prime Minister of Mauritius Pravind Jugnauth said on Thursday that Britain's decision to cede sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius marked the completion of a push to decolonise the ...
UK and Mauritius joint statement, 3 October 2024
WEB1 day ago · Mauritius will now be free to implement a programme of resettlement on the islands of the Chagos Archipelago, other than Diego Garcia, and the UK will capitalise a new trust fund, as well as ...
Mauritius reaches sovereignty deal with Britain over Chagos …
WEB1 day ago · Mauritius has argued that it was forced to give away the islands in return for its own independence from Britain in 1968. At the time, Britain had decided it was going to keep the Chagos Islands ...
UK agrees to give sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius
WEB1 day ago · Fuel tanks at the edge of a military airstrip on Diego Garcia, the largest island in the Chagos archipelago and site of a major US military base in the middle of the Indian Ocean leased from the ...