The UK has agreed to transfer sovereignty of the largely uninhabited Chagos archipelago to Mauritius. The islands have been ...

In a joint statement with Mauritian PM Pravind Jugnauth, Keir Starmer said that Mauritius will take control of the islands, ...

This post tells the fascinating story of two recent and remarkable developments in the decolonization of the Chagos ...

The western Indian Ocean’s Chagos Archipelago, with the exception of Diego Garcia, is no longer part of the British Indian ...

By walking the decades-old talk on demanding sovereignty for Mauritius and holding firm throughout the negotiation process, ...

When Captain Robert Moresby sailed through the Chagos Islands between 1834 and 1837, to conduct the first survey of the ...

The UK will return the Chagos Islands to Mauritius, but Diego Garcia will remain under UK-US control. Chagossians, displaced ...

The UK has agreed to transfer sovereignty of the largely uninhabited Chagos archipelago to Mauritius. The islands have been known as the British Indian Ocean Territory since being administratively ...

Chagossians were not allowed to return to their homes. Diego Garcia, the largest island of the Chagos Archipelago, was leased out to the US for a military base (Britain and the US will continue to ...

But by the time Mauritius was preparing for its independence from Britain in 1968, alternative plans were being made to detach the Chagos archipelago from neighbouring territories. As the Cold ...

Government offers migrants on Diego Garcia - part of the Chagos Islands - move to Romania in long-running asylum claims ...