Why is the UK handing the Chagos Islands back to Mauritius?
Oct 4, 2024 · After a dispute running for more than 50 years, the United Kingdom will finally hand back the Chagos Islands, an archipelago located in the Indian Ocean, to the southeast African …
Chagos Archipelago sovereignty dispute - Wikipedia
In 1965, the United Kingdom split the Chagos Archipelago away from Mauritius, and the islands of Aldabra, Farquhar, and Desroches from the Seychelles, to form the British Indian Ocean …
UK will give sovereignty of Chagos Islands to Mauritius - BBC
Oct 3, 2024 · The UK has announced it is giving up sovereignty of a remote but strategically important cluster of islands in the Indian Ocean after more than half a century. The deal – …
Where are the Chagos Islands, why has Britain handed to …
2 days ago · Chagos has seven atolls and around 60 islands; of these, Diego Garcia is by far the largest. Mauritius is an island off the east coast of Madagascar, also an island, which is off the …
Chagos Islands: UK’s last African colony returned to Mauritius
Oct 3, 2024 · The United Kingdom announced on Thursday that agreement has been reached to hand over the Chagos Islands to Mauritius, ending decades of dispute and negotiation over …
UK gives sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius. The US …
Oct 4, 2024 · LONDON (AP) — The British government agreed Thursday to hand sovereignty of the long-contested Chagos Islands, an archipelago of more than 60 islands in the Indian …
UK and Mauritius joint statement, 3 October 2024 - GOV.UK
Oct 3, 2024 · Mauritius will now be free to implement a programme of resettlement on the islands of the Chagos Archipelago, other than Diego Garcia, and the UK will capitalise a new trust …
UN court rules UK has no sovereignty over Chagos islands - BBC
Jan 28, 2021 · The maritime law tribunal of the United Nations has ruled that Britain has no sovereignty over the Chagos Islands. It criticised London for its failure to hand the territory …
U.K. to Hand Over Chagos Islands to Mauritius, Ending Colonial …
Oct 3, 2024 · Britain said on Thursday that it would hand over the Chagos Islands, a necklace of tropical islands in the Indian Ocean, to Mauritius, ending lengthy, sometimes acrimonious …
Mauritius has won back Chagos – but not all of it. Why the largest ...
Nov 7, 2024 · 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 …