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Mauritius, Chagos Islands
Chagos Islands returned to Mauritius, but tensions over evictions persist
After decades of legal battles, Britain has agreed to return the Chagos Islands to Mauritius, a former colony. The remote Indian Ocean archipelago will continue to host a US military base, but
Big step, small win as Chagos Islands restored to Mauritius
In 1965, as part of the decolonisation process, the UK separated the islands from Mauritius, creating a new colony. From 1968 (when Mauritius gained independence), the UK expelled Chagossians from the islands to pave the way for a US military base it agreed on in 1966.
U.K. hands sovereignty of Chagos Islands to Mauritius after long dispute
The agreement ends decades of dispute over Britain’s last African colony, from which thousands of people were forcibly evicted, while maintaining a key U.S.-British military base there.
Freedom for Chagos islands: UK’s deal with Mauritius will be a win for all
The deal that’s been announced is a rare win-win moment in international relations, with all the relevant actors able to claim a meaningful victory.
UK, Mauritius island deal draws protest
The British government announced last week that it is handing the Chagos Islands to Mauritius under an agreement that will see the American naval and bomber base stay on one of the islands, Diego Garcia.
Chagos islanders displaced for a US military base protest a deal on their future made without them
Islanders who were forced to leave their remote Indian Ocean home to make way for a U.S. military base half a century ago protested outside the U.K. Parliament on Monday
Boris Johnson says ‘terrible’ Chagos Islands deal makes UK look ‘pathetic’
The former prime minister said the deal, which saw Britain hand over the Chagos Islands to Mauritius, is a ‘terrible, terrible idea geo-strategically’
Chagos islands: what the UK-Mauritius agreement means for displaced Chagossians
Laura Jeffery has previously received funding for Chagos research from the UK Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) and the UK Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC). After years of negotiations and legal pressure,
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Joe Biden 'pressured Keir Starmer' to make 'pathetic' Chagos Islands deal
Labour faced heavy criticism from figures on the right over the decision, which will see Mauritius take control of the former ...
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Joe Biden pushed UK to surrender Chagos Islands
Joe Biden pushed the UK into giving up the Chagos Islands over concerns the US would lose control of an important air base, ...
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Argentina Renews Falklands Sovereignty Push After UK Hands Over Chagos Islands
Following the UK's decision to hand over the Chagos Islands to Mauritius, Argentina has renewed its push to reclaim the ...
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Nigel Farage tears into David Lammy for 'strategic disaster' of Chagos Islands 'surrender'
Last week's announcement has prompted concerns over the UK's commitment to other overseas territories including the Falklands and Gibraltar.
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Lammy defends Chagos Islands deal as Tories claim it puts UK security at risk – UK politics live
Government needs to get better at communicating what it stands for, veterans from New Labour era argue. What the ...
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Labour’s shameful surrender of the Chagos Islands makes Britain look pathetic
We might as well be governed by the National Union of Students. In pursuit of their juvenile, half-witted anti-colonialism, ...
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UK gives sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius. The US base on Diego Garcia stays
The U.K. has agreed to hand sovereignty of the long-contested Chagos Islands, an archipelago of more than 60 islands in the ...
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Chagos Islands: Where is the archipelago and can I visit the British Indian Ocean Territory?
THE Chagos Islands are an archipelago (group of islands) that have made headlines after the UK agreed to hand sovereignty over the islands to Mauritius. One of the islands, Diego Garcia, is ...
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Tories to demand answers on Chagos Islands deal in Parliament on Monday
The Conservatives will demand answers on Sir Keir Starmer’s Chagos Islands deal in Parliament on Monday as they seek a ...
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The Chagos surrender is a national scandal
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Britain is under threat for TWO crucial reasons after Starmer's surrender of Chagos - Dr Azeem Ibrahim
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Return of Chagos Islands brings an end to shameful colonial episode
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