Chagos Islands, Mauritius
UK hands sovereignty of Chagos Islands to Mauritius in a deal to secure US base
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
UK to give up Chagos Islands sovereignty to secure future of military base
Overseas Territories minister Stephen Doughty confirmed the Government has reached a political agreement with Mauritius over the Chagos Islands, also known as the British Indian Ocean Territory, following negotiations which began in 2022.
UK hands Indian Ocean islands to Mauritius but keeps key US military base
Britain on Thursday said it would give up sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius, but under what President Joe Biden called a "historic agreement" will keep a strategic Indian
UK to Return Chagos Islands to Mauritius, Ending Decades-Long Dispute
The UK has agreed to return the Chagos Islands to Mauritius, ending a long-standing dispute over Britain's last African colony, The Guardian reports
UK gives sovereignty of long-contested Chagos Islands to Mauritius, though a key US base remains
The British government agreed to hand sovereignty of the 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.
UK agrees to hand sovereignty of the Chagos Islands, an archipelago in the Indian Ocean, to Mauritius
UK agrees to hand sovereignty of the Chagos Islands, an archipelago in the Indian Ocean, to Mauritius.
UK gives Chagos islands to Mauritius to secure military base
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. Diego Garcia will also be kept out of a deal for Mauritius to resettle the islands,
UK to transfer sovereignty of Chagos Islands to Mauritius
The UK announced on Thursday that it will transfer sovereignty over the Chagos Islands, which form the British Indian Ocean Territory, to Mauritius after more than 50 years of control. The joint
UK hands back Chagos Islands to Mauritius
The UK pledged today to transfer sovereignty over the Chagos Islands to Mauritius, following years of negotiations.
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