UK will give sovereignty of Chagos Islands to Mauritius - BBC
Oct 3, 2024 · A handful of Chagos islanders, who’d been forced to abandon their homes in the late 1960s and early 70s, repeatedly took the British government to court.
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 island country...
Chagossians criticise lack of say in UK deal to hand over islands
Oct 3, 2024 · People with roots in the Chagos Islands have criticised what they called their "exclusion" from negotiations leading to the UK government's deal to give up its sovereignty of the region.
Chagos islands cession: A risk to global security and rule of law
4 days ago · UK’s Chagos islands cession: A risk to global security and rule of law – Anthea Jeffery. 15th November 2024 by Editor BizNews. The UK’s decision to cede the Chagos Islands to Mauritius underpins critical international debates. At stake is Diego Garcia, a vital US/UK military base pivotal to countering threats from China, Russia, and other ...
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 Britain’s last African colony.
UK gives sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to ... - Associated Press News
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 Ocean, to Mauritius, in a deal to secure the future of a strategically important U.K.-U.S. military base.
UK cedes Chagos Island sovereignty to Mauritius, retains Diego …
LONDON/PORT LOUIS, Oct 3 (Reuters) - Britain said on Thursday it would cede sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius in a deal it said secured the future of the UK-U.S. Diego Garcia...
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 negotiations that ...
Britain agrees Chagos Island sovereignty deal with Mauritius
Oct 3, 2024 · Reuters — Britain said on Thursday it would give up sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius in a deal that would allow people displaced decades ago to return home while London retains use...
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 back to Mauritius.
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