The British government is to hand over sovereignty of the disputed Chagos Islands to Mauritius in a historic deal after years of negotiations, it has emerged. This includes the tropical atoll of ...

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 ...

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PORT LOUIS, Oct 4 (Reuters) - The President of the Republic of Mauritius, Prithvirajsing Roopun, said on Friday the island nation would hold a general election on Nov. 10. Prime Minister Pravind ...

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The UK announced on Thursday that it will transfer sovereignty over the Chagos Islands, now ruled as the British Indian Ocean Territory, to Mauritius after more than two centuries of control. A joint ...

Biden said in a statement. The map locates the Chagos Islands, which includes the island of Diego Garcia, in the Indian Ocean, northeast of Mauritius. He described the base, which the United ...

Mauritius PM Says Chagos Decision Marks Complete 'Decolonisation of Our Republic' PORT LOUIS (Reuters) - The Prime Minister of Mauritius Pravind Jugnauth said on Thursday that Britain's decision ...

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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 ...

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 ...