Map: The Economist On October 3rd the British government announced a preliminary deal to cede sovereignty of the islands to Mauritius. Under the agreement the Diego Garcia base will remain in ...

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 UK ...

Luquin. On October 3, the governments of the United Kingdom and Mauritius finalized an agreement that would see the Chagos Islands returned to Mauritian sovereignty. Both Mauritius, an island ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. The UK has agreed to give up sovereignty of a group of islands in the Indian Ocean to Mauritius in return ...

By Mark Landler Reporting from London 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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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Mauritius and the UK have been in dispute over the Indian Ocean islands for the past 50 years. The deal includes ensuring the tropical atoll of Diego Garcia, home to a strategically key military ...

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 ...