UK hands sovereignty of Chagos Islands to Mauritius
WEBOct 3, 2024 · The deal – reached after years of negotiations - will see the UK hand over the Chagos Islands to Mauritius in a historic move. This includes the tropical atoll of Diego Garcia, used by the US...
Chagos Islands: UK’s last African colony returned to Mauritius
WEBOct 3, 2024 · The United Kingdom announced on Thursday that agreement has been reached to hand over the Chagos Islands to Mauritius, ending decades of dispute and negotiation over Britain’s last African...
UK gives sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius. The US …
WEBOct 3, 2024 · LONDON (AP) — The British government agreed Thursday to hand sovereignty of the long-contested Chagos Islands, an archipelago of more than 60 islands in the Indian Ocean, to Mauritius, in a deal to secure the future of a strategically important U.K.-U.S. military base.
Foreign Secretary's statement on the Chagos Islands, 7 October …
WEB6 days ago · In return for agreeing to Mauritian sovereignty over the entire islands, including Diego Garcia, the UK-US base has an uncontested long-term future. Base operations will remain under full UK ...
UK and Mauritius joint statement, 3 October 2024 - GOV.UK
WEBOct 3, 2024 · Mauritius will now be free to implement a programme of resettlement on the islands of the Chagos Archipelago, other than Diego Garcia, and the UK will capitalise a new trust fund, as well as...
UK gives Chagos Islands to Mauritius to secure military base
WEBOct 3, 2024 · The deal over the British Indian Ocean Territory, also known as the Chagos Islands, will give the UK an initial 99-year lease over Diego Garcia in return for accepting Mauritian sovereignty.
UK cedes Chagos Island sovereignty to Mauritius, retains Diego …
WEBOct 3, 2024 · Britain said on Thursday it would cede sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius in a deal it said secured the future of the UK-U.S. Diego Garcia military base, and which could also pave the ...
Britain agrees Chagos Island sovereignty deal with Mauritius
WEBOct 3, 2024 · Britain said on Thursday it would give up sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius in a deal that would allow people displaced decades ago to return home while London retains use of the...
U.K. to Hand Over Chagos Islands to Mauritius, Ending Colonial …
WEBOct 3, 2024 · Britain said on Thursday that it would hand over the Chagos Islands, a necklace of tropical islands in the Indian Ocean, to Mauritius, ending lengthy, sometimes acrimonious negotiations that...
UN court rules UK has no sovereignty over Chagos islands - BBC
WEBJan 28, 2021 · The maritime law tribunal of the United Nations has ruled that Britain has no sovereignty over the Chagos Islands. It criticised London for its failure to hand the territory back to Mauritius.