The UK had controlled the region since 1814 and had detached the Chagos Islands in 1965 from Mauritius to create the British ...

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But Mauritius’ leaders have become close with China’s rulers, and the latter “will be delighted” with this transfer of ...

The UK government announced last week that it will cede sovereignty of the Chagos archipelago to Mauritius. The agreement ...

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Under a deal with Mauritius, after what are said to be years of negotiations, the UK will hand over the Chagos Islands to that country in what has been described as a historic move. The archipelago ...

“Mauritius is at a crossroads economically—and perhaps, even politically,” says Pritish Behuria, associate professor at the ...

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The UK has offered nearly 40 stranded migrants, held for years in a camp on a secretive UK-US military island in the Indian ...

Last Thursday, Vanessa Calou got a phone call from a number in Mauritius. “They said, ‘I think Mauritius got Chagos’, and I ...

With its white-sand beaches and turquoise lagoons, Mauritius is famous as a paradise-on-earth – perfect for anyone looking ...