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 ...
Britain agrees Chagos Island sovereignty deal with Mauritius
WEB18 hours ago · In the early 1970s, Britain evicted almost 2,000 residents to Mauritius and the Seychelles to make way for an airbase on the largest island, Diego Garcia, which it leased to the United States in 1966.
UK hands over sovereignty of Chagos Islands to Mauritius in a deal
WEB18 hours ago · 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 that secures the future of a strategically important U.K.-U.S. military base. British Foreign Secretary David Lammy said the …
UK hands sovereignty of Chagos Islands to Mauritius - BBC News
WEB19 hours ago · Mauritius 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 Return Chagos Islands to Mauritius, Ending Colonial-Era …
WEB18 hours ago · Oct. 3, 2024, 6:54 a.m. ET. 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 ...
UK to hand over sovereignty of Chagos Islands to Mauritius ... - Sky News
WEB18 hours ago · Since 1971, only Diego Garcia has been allowed inhabitants - US military employees - after the UK expelled the Chagossians at the request of the US. Some moved to Mauritius and some have lived in ...
Mauritius reaches sovereignty deal with Britain over Chagos …
WEB14 hours ago · Mauritius has argued that it was forced to give away the islands in return for its own independence from Britain in 1968. ... which leased Diego Garcia for the construction of a military base that ...
Chagos Islands: UK’s last African colony returned to Mauritius
WEB9 hours ago · Under Thursday’s agreement, the UK will still retain control of the UK-US military base on Diego Garcia. The UK Foreign Secretary, David Lammy, said the UK government had secured the future of the military base “as well as guaranteeing our long-term relationship with Mauritius, a close Commonwealth partner”.
UK-Mauritius deal to protect national security - GOV.UK
WEB19 hours ago · The UK and Mauritius have reached a historic agreement to secure the strategically important UK-US military base on Diego Garcia, which plays a crucial role in regional stability and international ...
UK agrees to give sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius
WEB19 hours ago · In the early 1970s, it evicted about 1,500 residents to Mauritius and the Seychelles to make way for an airbase on the largest island, Diego Garcia, which it had leased to the US in 1966 in return ...