Chagos Islands: UK’s last African colony returned to Mauritius
WEB4 days ago · 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 colony. The agreement follows 13 rounds of talks that began in 2022 after Mauritian calls for sovereignty were …
UK will give sovereignty of Chagos Islands to Mauritius - BBC
WEBMauritius will also be able to begin a programme of resettlement on the Chagos Islands, but not on Diego Garcia. There, the UK will ensure operation of the military base for "an initial period" of ...
U.K. to Hand Over Chagos Islands to Mauritius, Ending Colonial …
WEB4 days ago · U.K. to Return 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...
Britain cedes disputed islands to Mauritius, securing key U ... - NBC News
WEB3 days ago · Britain said Thursday that 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...
UK gives sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius. The US …
WEB4 days ago · Updated 4:12 AM PDT, October 3, 2024. LONDON (AP) — Britain’s government said Thursday it agreed 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 that secures the future of a strategically important U.K.-U.S. military base there.
UK hands sovereignty of Chagos Islands to Mauritius - BBC News
WEB4 days ago · UK will give sovereignty of Chagos Islands to Mauritius. The UK has announced it is giving up sovereignty of a remote but strategically important cluster of islands in the Indian Ocean after more ...
Britain has agreed to cede the Chagos Islands to Mauritius
WEB3 days ago · F ew places in the world are quite so remote as the 60 or so islands that make up the Chagos Archipelago. Africa sits 3,000km to the west, Indonesia 3,000km to the east; the nearest large land ...
UK and Mauritius joint statement, 3 October 2024
WEB4 days ago · 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 cedes Chagos Island sovereignty to Mauritius, retains Diego …
WEB4 days ago · LONDON/PORT LOUIS, Oct 3 (Reuters) - 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 ...
UK to hand over sovereignty of Chagos Islands to Mauritius ... - Sky News
WEB4 days ago · The deal to transfer the Indian Ocean archipelago to Mauritius includes the tropical atoll of Diego Garcia, home to a military base used by the UK and the US that plays a crucial role in the region's stability and international security. Under the agreement, the base will remain under UK and US jurisdiction for at least the next 99 years.