THE Chagos Islands are an archipelago that have made headlines after the UK agreed to hand sovereignty over the group to ...
The UK has made a foolish trade of hard power for soft, which will quickly evaporate, and gained nothing in return.
In a joint statement with Mauritian PM Pravind Jugnauth, Keir Starmer said that Mauritius will take control of the islands, ...
This post tells the fascinating story of two recent and remarkable developments in the decolonization of the Chagos ...
The recent transfer of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius marks the end of the last African colony of the United Kingdom and ...
The United Kingdom says it has reached a "historic" deal to cede the Chagos Archipelago in the Indian Ocean to the Republic ...
Without British oversight, experts fear fishing vessels will have free rein to harvest the region, damaging its pristine reef ...
Washington said the deal protected the long-term, secure and effective operation of the strategic military base.
While diplomacy is critical, the UK’s decision to hand over the sovereignty to Mauritius over the Chagos Islands couldn’t have come through without the ICJ decision and the use of international law by ...
Mauritius is getting sovereignty over the remote Chagos Archipelago in the Indian Ocean, but Britain will continue to ...
Other large British Overseas Territories include the Cayman Islands, Bermuda, Gibraltar, the British Virgin Islands and ...
The British Indian Ocean Territory (BIOT) is a UK Overseas Territory situated halfway between Tanzania and Indonesia and comprising the seven atolls of the Chagos Archipelago, itself comprising over 1 ...