UK gives sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius. The US base on Diego Garcia stays
The U.K. has agreed to hand sovereignty of the long-contested Chagos Islands, an archipelago of more than 60 islands in the ...
Diego Garcia: What 'Historic' UK Deal Means for US's Indian Ocean Base
Washington said the deal protected the long-term, secure and effective operation of the strategic military base.
UK cedes Chagos Islands to Mauritius, minus US base
Mauritius has long argued it was forced to give up the islands in 1965 in return for independence from Britain ...
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UK to Cede Chagos Islands to Mauritius, But US Base Will Remain
The U.K. will maintain de facto control over Diego Garcia, and the crucial U.S. military facility there, for another 99 years ...
Airforce Technology on MSN8h
UK retain Diego Garcia military base, but concede sovereignty over islands
The UK and US retain joint military base on Diego Garcia, an atoll in the Indian Ocean for which there have been longstanding ...
Freedom for Chagos islands: UK’s deal with Mauritius will be a win for all
The deal that’s been announced is a rare win-win moment in international relations, with all the relevant actors able to ...
Where are the Chagos Islands, why is Britain giving up sovereignty and what happens to the Diego Garcia military base?
After years of negotiations, the UK is giving up its sovereignty over a cluster of strategically important Indian Ocean ...
AFP on MSN2h
Chagos diaspora angry at lack of input on islands' fate
Raymonde Desiree was 25 when she was forced to leave her native Chagos Islands as Britain emptied the Indian Ocean ...
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Mauritius: Sovereignty of Chagos Archipelago - Mauritius Experiences Another Historical Day After Its Independence, States PM
The Republic of Mauritius and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (UK) have, today, reached an agreement ...
"It completes decolonisation of Mauritius": MEA on UK-Mauritius Chagos archipelago agreement
The Ministry of External Affairs MEA expressed its support for the UK-Mauritius Chagos archipelago agreement and said that the pact marks a significant milest ...
UK cedes Chagos Island sovereignty to Mauritius, retains Diego Garcia airbase
LONDON/PORT LOUIS: Britain said on Thursday it would cede sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius in a deal it said ...
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Britain has agreed to cede the Chagos Islands to Mauritius
F ew places in the world are quite so remote as the 60 or so islands that make up the Chagos Archipelago. Africa sits 3,000km to the west, Indonesia 3,000km to the east; the nearest large land mass is ...