Mauritius, Chagos Islands

Keir Starmer's Chagos deal thrown into doubt as Mauritius PM orders review
The Chagos Islands have been controlled by the UK for 200 years and include the UK/US Diego Garcia military base.
Mauritius asks for review of Chagos Islands deal with UK
Mauritius' new prime minister said he has asked for an independent review of a deal with the United Kingdom over the future of the Chagos Islands. Under the agreement, which has still to be signed, the UK would relinquish sovereignty over the archipelago but maintain a 99-year lease over Diego Garcia,
Mauritius reviews British deal over strategic US-UK military base in Indian Ocean
The British government wants to cede sovereignty of the strategic Chagos Islands to Mauritius. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Mauritius’s new Prime Minister demanded review of Chagos Islands deal in bitter blow to Sir Keir Starmer
MAURITIUS’s new Prime Minister has demanded a review of the Chagos Islands deal in a bitter blow to Sir Keir Starmer. Navin Ramgoolam, who swept to power in a landslide election this month, said
New Mauritius PM has reservations about UK's Chagos deal
The new prime minister of Mauritius has said he has reservations about a deal struck by his predecessor with the UK government over the Chagos Islands. Agreed last month, it said the UK would give up sovereignty over the remote but strategically important archipelago - though it would lease Diego Garcia,
Mauritius prime minister wants Chagos Islands deal with UK reviewed
Under the deal which is yet to be signed, the UK would surrender the Islands to Mauritius but keep Diego Garcia which houses a major base for US and UK troops
Mauritius raises concerns about UK plan to cede sovereignty over Chagos Islands
British Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer is seeking to finalise a long-term lease over the Diego Garcia base on the Indian Ocean islands after a deal to relinquish control was agreed with the previous Mauritian leader last month.
Chagos Islands Sovereignty Debate: Mauritius Seeks Independent Review
Mauritius PM Navin Ramgoolam calls for an independent review of a draft agreement with Britain regarding the Chagos Islands. The deal involves Mauritius gaining sovereignty while Britain secures a long-term lease on Diego Garcia.
Farage claims Trump insiders ‘horrified’ at Chagos Islands deal with Mauritius
Nigel Farage has claimed that senior members of Donald Trump's incoming cabinet are "horrified" at Sir Keir Starmer's plans to hand over the Chagos Islands to Mauritius. The prime minister and David Lammy have insisted had no choice but to hand over the islands,
Mauritius PM Asks for Independent Review of Chagos Islands Agreement With UK
Mauritius Prime Minister Navin Ramgoolam said on Friday he has asked for an independent review of a confidential draft agreement with Britain over the future of the Chagos Islands. British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said on Thursday he was confident that the deal to secure the future of a U.
Mauritius Reviews British Deal Over Joint US-UK Military Base
Mauritius’s new prime minister ordered an independent review of a deal with Britain involving a strategically important US-UK military base in the Indian Ocean, placing the agreement under fresh scrutiny.
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Sri Lankan migrants brought to UK from Diego Garcia
Migrants stranded for more than three years on the remote Indian Ocean island of Diego Garcia have been brought to the UK ...
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Detained for three years in Diego Garcia, Tamil migrants arrive in the UK
Rescued at sea in October 2021, the few dozen Sri Lankan exiles, including children, applied for asylum in the Chagos Islands ...
Chagos Islands deal to be reviewed by new Mauritius PM
Starmer’s treaty to cede control of the Indian Ocean archipelago before Trump becomes US president will be examined ...