The Chagos Islands deal is “not perfect ... after long-running negotiations returns sovereignty of the archipelago to Mauritius, but will see Britain lease back the military site on Diego Garcia, the ...

Diego Garcia served as a launch pad for U.S. bombers during the invasion of Afghanistan in 2001 and Iraq in 2003. But Mauritius has mounted a concerted international push in recent years to ...

Diego Garcia is the southernmost island in the archipelago. It began to be used as a military station in the seventies, but its importance skyrocketed after the Islamic revolution in Iran in 1979.

The Chagos Islands have been under British control since 1814, when they were ceded by France. The archipelago is best known for the military base on Diego Garcia, which has supported U.S ...

The U.K. has agreed to hand sovereignty of the long-contested Chagos Islands, an archipelago of more than 60 islands in ... the agreement will secure the future of the base at Diego Garcia, ...

The Chagos Islands are in the middle of the Indian Ocean and home to a strategic military base on Diego Garcia. Listen ... The Chagos Archipelago became a British territory in 1814.

However, Mauritius, which became independent in 1968, never accepted the separation of the Chagos Archipelago, even though it was carried out when both were British colonies.

Analysis - Mauritius and the United Kingdom released a joint statement on 3 October 2024 announcing the UK's agreement to transfer the Chagos archipelago, including the island of Diego Garcia ...

We have a great and indispensable relationship because we have important things to offer — including Diego Garcia.” However, it seems that under this new treaty, Britain will simultaneously cede the ...

Yesterday, after more than 30 years in exile and endless court battles, the inhabitants of the Chagos Archipelago won the right to return to their home, a group of 65 islands lost in the Indian Ocean ...

An agreement between the UK and Mauritius on the Chagos Archipelago is being hailed as a key step in decolonization, but the Diego Garcia island will remain a military base under US control.

The U.K. has agreed to hand sovereignty of the long-contested Chagos Islands, an archipelago of more than 60 islands in ... a strategically important U.K.-U.S. military base at Diego Garcia. ...