Last Thursday, Vanessa Calou got a phone call from a number in Mauritius. “They said, ‘I think Mauritius got Chagos’, and I ...
After decades of legal battles, Britain has agreed to return the Chagos Islands to Mauritius, a former colony. The remote ...
In 1965, as part of the decolonisation process, the UK separated the islands from Mauritius, creating a new colony. From 1968 ...
Islanders who were forced to leave their remote Indian Ocean home to make way for a U.S. military base half a century ago ...
After decades of legal battles, Britain has agreed to return the Chagos Islands to Mauritius, a former colony. The remote ...
In 1965, as part of the decolonisation process, the UK separated the islands from Mauritius, creating a new colony. From 1968 ...
The UK had controlled the region since 1814 and had detached the Chagos Islands in 1965 from Mauritius to create the British ...
Joe Biden pushed the UK into giving up the Chagos Islands over concerns the US would lose control of an important air base, ...
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 ...
Labour faced heavy criticism from figures on the right over the decision, which will see Mauritius take control of the former ...
David Lammy was heckled in the House of Commons as he defended the decision to give up UK control over the Chagos Islands.