Britain should not hand Chagos Islands to Mauritius
Handover of Chagos Islands to Mauritius 'not an outright win'
The United Kingdom's recent decision to hand back the Chagos Islands to Mauritius, a former British colony, was a breakthrough, says Mauritian former foreign minister Jean-Claude de l'Estrac. But
U.K. to Hand Over Chagos Islands to Mauritius, Ending Colonial-Era Dispute
After years of legal wrangling and negotiations, Britain said it would surrender sovereignty of the archipelago in the Indian Ocean.
Chagos Islands: How to ensure their coral reefs aren't damaged as they return to Mauritius
The UK has agreed to transfer sovereignty of the largely uninhabited Chagos archipelago to Mauritius. The islands have been known as the British Indian Ocean Territory since being administratively ...
Britain should not hand the Chagos Islands to Mauritius
T he Chagos Islands are the site of one of the shabbier episodes from the period when Britain gave up its empire. Their 1,500 or so inhabitants, the Chagossians, were forcibly expelled in the 1960s and 1970s to make way for an American military base on the atoll of Diego Garcia.
The U.K. Turning Over The Chagos Islands To Mauritius Empowers China
The inability and unwillingness of the U.S. and the rest of the Free World to adjust to new, ominous realities was on pathetic display a few days ago when Britain announced that it was turning over the Chagos Islands,
Chagos Islands Returned to Mauritius, Marking End of Decolonization
Mauritius' Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth announced that the return of the Chagos Islands marks the completion of the nation's decolonization process. The U.K. agreed to cede sovereignty over the islands after years of legal and diplomatic efforts.
Royal United Services Institute2dOpinion
The UK’s Surrender of Chagos is a Symptom of Strategic Ineptitude
The UK has made a foolish trade of hard power for soft, which will quickly evaporate, and gained nothing in return.
The Chagos agreement explained
In a joint statement with Mauritian PM Pravind Jugnauth, Keir Starmer said that Mauritius will take control of the islands, ...
The Northern Echo10d
Fact check: US leaders have welcomed Chagos Archipelago deal
A senior politician has claimed the UK’s American allies “will be furious” after the Government reached a deal with Mauritius over the future of the Chagos Archipelago. On October 3 the ...
The U.K. and ‘leaving lessons’ from the Indian Ocean
When Great Britain began to decolonise its Indian Ocean territories, there was no logic or reason why the islands should be ...
Neue Zürcher Zeitung3d
Strategic mistake or historic reparation? UK gives up islands in the Indian Ocean
However, London retained sovereignty over the Chagos Archipelago with its roughly 1,000 ... conditions to their right of return. There is great mistrust of the Mauritian state among some ...
NHK9d
UK to cede Chagos Archipelago sovereignty to Mauritius, retain key military base
The British government announced the deal over the Chagos Archipelago in the Indian Ocean on Thursday. Britain has ruled it for more than 200 years. The government said the deal will allow the ...
AllAfrica.com10d
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 on the exercise of sovereignty over the Chagos Archipelago.
Radio France Internationale5d
Chagos Islands returned to Mauritius, but tensions over evictions persist
Mauritius has claimed the Chagos archipelago – renamed the British ... ruling was crucial to achieving this outcome. “This is a great moment for Mauritians. It is a win-win agreement that ...
Asian News International10d
UK cedes Chagos Archipalego back to Mauritius under historic treaty
The Prime Minister of the Republic of Mauritius and the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and ... exercise of sovereignty over the Chagos Archipelago, as noted by Al Jazeera.