After years of negotiations and legal pressure, the UK and the Republic of Mauritius have agreed that Mauritius is sovereign over the Chagos Archipelago. The Chagos Archipelago is a group of seven ...

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 ...

But by the time Mauritius was preparing for its independence from Britain in 1968, alternative plans were being made to detach the Chagos archipelago from neighbouring territories. As the Cold ...

The announcement of an agreement to transfer sovereignty of the Chagos archipelago might end years of dispute between the UK and Mauritius governments over jurisdiction. But it marks the humble ...

Chagossians were not allowed to return to their homes. Diego Garcia, the largest island of the Chagos Archipelago, was leased out to the US for a military base (Britain and the US will continue to ...

In a joint statement with Mauritius last Thursday, the UK government said negotiations had been conducted “with the intention of resolving all outstanding issues between the United Kingdom and ...

(MENAFN- The Conversation) 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 ...

jointly agree to maintain the Chagos archipelago’s fully protected status, in the interests of marine conservation. Mohamed Nasheed is the Secretary General of the Climate Vulnerable Forum (CVF ...