Chagos pour British!” they chanted, in the melodious creole of their ancestral archipelago. And any watching Brit could ...

The deal to cede sovereignty over the archipelago to the Mauritian government was announced earlier this year.

Under the deal which is yet to be signed, the UK would surrender the Islands to Mauritius but keep Diego Garcia which houses ...

Mauritius' new prime minister said he has asked for an independent review of a deal with the United Kingdom over the future ...

Exclusive: The row deepens as Keir Starmer’s envoy flies into Mauritius today to hold talks with their prime minister about ...

The new prime minister of Mauritius has said he has reservations about a deal struck by his predecessor with the UK ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. The new government of Mauritius has raised concerns about UK plans to secure a key US military base after ...

For decades, the sovereignty of the Chagos Archipelago - officially the British Indian Ocean Territory - has been a contentious issue, with Mauritius insisting that the islands are an integral ...

UK Foreign Secretary David Lammy has played down criticism from the new Mauritian prime minister and the incoming Trump ...

The Chagos Islands have been controlled by the UK for 200 years and include the UK/US Diego Garcia military base.

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 Diego Garcia, back to ...