First, they prevented any Chagossians who had left on vacation or for medical treatment from returning home. Next, they cut ...

Mauritius is ‘likely’ to resume its campaign to secure a judgment on sovereignty against Britain unless the agreement is ...

The real challenge facing the Mauritian government is how to turn a diplomatic triumph into sustainable economic development.

China has made only one public statement on Chagos Islands deal - Different claims have been made as to whether or not China ...

The UK has agreed to pay Mauritius at least £120 million a year to lease back the Diego Garcia base post-handover.

Analysis - The decades-long Chagos islands dispute has finally entered a new chapter. The UK officially agreed to return the sovereignty of the archipelago to Mauritius.

Sir Keir Starmer's deal to hand over the Chagos Islands will fund sweeping tax cuts in Mauritius, it has emerged.. The Prime Minister last month signed an agreement to cede sovereignty of the ...

A legal challenge demanding the UK Government consult Chagossians before transferring sovereignty of their homeland has ...

The Chagos Archipelago’s return to Mauritius marks the end of decades of diplomatic conflict between this island nation and ...

In 1965, shortly before granting Mauritius independence, Britain separated the Chagos Islands, renaming them the British Indian Ocean Territory, and paying £3 million to Mauritius.

The Chagos Islands are located in the Indian Ocean about 5,799 miles (9,332km) south-east of the UK, and about 1,250 miles north-east of Mauritius. The UK purchased the islands for £3m in 1968 ...