Mauritius has won back Chagos – but not all of it. Why the largest island, Diego Garcia, is so important to the UK
The UK’s handover of the Chagos archipelago and retention of Diego Garcia is a strategic move that raises questions about the ...
The post-imperial saga over Diego Garcia’s sovereignty
For nearly 50 years, Naval Support Facility Diego Garcia in the Indian Ocean has been a critical part of the American global ...
Hopes Donald Trump could BLOCK Chagos giveaway as Nigel Farage says he is ‘hostile’ to Labour’s deal
DONALD Trump’s team are openly “hostile” to Britain’s giveaway of the Chagos Islands, Nigel Farage has claimed. Hopes were ...
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Mauritius election doubt for government despite Chagos success
Mauritius votes Sunday in an election overshadowed by a wire-tapping scandal that has rocked the Indian Ocean archipelago ...
Hundreds protest against Chagos Islands deal
Hundreds of Chagossians from around the UK gathered in London at a rally calling for a say in the future of the Chagos ...
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Chagos Archipelago: Political Agreement between the UK and Mauritius
The UK Government has confirmed today (Thursday 3 October) that it has reached a political agreement on the exercise of sovereignty over the Chagos Archipelago. Today’s political agreement is ...
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Trump sided with Britain’s bid to keep hold of Chagos Islands
Donald Trump threw his support behind Britain’s efforts to keep the Chagos Islands when he was last US president, The ...
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Opinion - The post-imperial saga over Diego Garcia’s sovereignty
Located on the largest island in the Chagos Archipelago, the land is owned by the United Kingdom but has been leased to the U.S. for a 99-year period. The military base’s stated mission is “to ...