The Chagos Islands will return to Mauritius, but the Diego Garcia military base will still remain under control of the US and ...

The real challenge facing the Mauritian government is how to turn a diplomatic triumph into sustainable economic development.

Mauritius deal to turn over the archipelago shores up Western influence in the Indian Ocean as China tries to increase its ...

The U.K. recognized the Indian Ocean island of Mauritius’ claim to the Chagos Archipelago in an agreement signed May 22. While Mauritian Prime Minister Navin Ramgoolam praised the deal, it elicited ...

T he United Kingdom has finalized a historic £3.4 billion agreement to transfer sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to ...

Britain separated the Chagos Islands from Mauritius in 1965 before it became independent in 1968. A leaked internal Foreign ...

The UK has agreed to transfer sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius, ending decades of British control. This controversial deal allows the UK and US to retain joint use of the Diego ...

Human Rights Watch said on Friday the U.K. government's deal to hand over the Chagos Islands to Mauritius could "entrench" the exile of Chagossians from the archipelago's biggest island.

The UK has signed a long-awaited deal to hand control of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius. It means Britain will give up sovereignty of the Indian Ocean territory and lease back the vital UK-US ...

In a landmark move, the United Kingdom signed an agreement on Thursday to transfer sovereignty of the disputed Chagos Islands to Mauritius, marking a significant shift in the decades-long ...

Britain’s government has acknowledged that its removal of islanders was wrong, and has granted many citizenship and set aside some funds to improve their lives. But it continues to bar Chagossians ...