While diplomacy is critical, the UK’s decision to hand over the sovereignty to Mauritius over the Chagos Islands couldn’t ...

This post tells the fascinating story of two recent and remarkable developments in the decolonization of the Chagos ...

Islanders who were forced to leave their remote Indian Ocean home to make way for a U.S. military base half a century ago ...

In 1965, as part of the decolonisation process, the UK separated the islands from Mauritius, creating a new colony. From 1968 ...

The decision to relinquish the sovereignty over the archipelago following a decades-long dispute ... On Monday, days after news of the Chagos Islands deal first emerged, Sir Keir Starmer's ...

Mauritius and the United Kingdom (UK) have reached an agreement on the Chagos ... long tussle between them. In a joint statement on 3 October, both countries announced that the Chagos Archipelago ...

In 1965, as part of the decolonisation process, the UK separated the islands from Mauritius, creating a new colony. From 1968 (when Mauritius gained independence), the UK expelled Chagossians from the ...

Under a deal with Mauritius, after what are said to be years of negotiations, the UK will hand over the Chagos Islands to that country in what has been described as a historic move. The archipelago ...