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Chagos islands: what the UK-Mauritius agreement means for displaced Chagossians

After years of negotiations and legal pressure, the UK and the Republic of Mauritius have agreed that Mauritius is sovereign over the Chagos Archipelago.

The Conversation

Boris Johnson says ‘terrible’ Chagos Islands deal makes UK look ‘pathetic’

The former prime minister said the deal, which saw Britain hand over the Chagos Islands to Mauritius, is a ‘terrible, terrible idea geo-strategically’

The Independent UK

Chagos Diaspora Angry At Lack Of Input On Islands' Fate

Raymonde Desiree was 25 when she was forced to leave her native Chagos Islands as Britain emptied the Indian Ocean archipelago of its inhabitants to make way for a strategic military base.

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Starmer defends UK ceding control of Chagos Islands amid Tory criticism

PM says deal has secured future of US-UK military base as Conservative leadership hopefuls play blame game

The Guardian - UK

The Guardian view on Britain ceding the Chagos Islands: a welcome step towards justice

Editorial: Transferring sovereignty to Mauritius paves the way for some to return, but islanders need a voice, reparations and rights in the UK

The Guardian - UK

Keir Starmer urged to give 'betrayed' Chagos Islanders right to self-determination

THE UK Government has been told it must give the people of its last colony in Africa the right to self determination as furious islanders tell of…

The National (Scotland)

Returning the Chagos Islands has righted a longstanding injustice

Letters: A truly successful country can never rise in the future if it remains shackled by injustices from the past, writes former British high commissioner to Mauritius Jonathan Drew

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Freedom for Chagos Islands: UK’s deal with Mauritius will be a win for all

Britain is close to resolving its territorial dispute with Mauritius over the Chagos Archipelago, located in the central Indian Ocean.

The Conversation

UK hands Chagos Islands to Mauritius, marking the end of a longstanding sovereignty dispute

The UK government has announced that it will transfer sovereignty of a remote cluster of islands in the Indian Ocean to Mauritius. The final treaty outlining the transfer of the Chagos Islands, where there is a significant US military base, is expected to be announced in the coming months.

The Conversation

Why is the UK handing the Chagos Islands back to Mauritius?

An agreement between the UK and Mauritian governments could see thousands of exiled Chagossians resettled again.

Al Jazeera

Mauritius To Hold Legislative Election On November 10

Mauritius will hold legislative elections on November 10, the presidency announced on Friday, just a day after Port Louis sealed a landmark deal to regain sovereignty over a chain of islands from Britain.

International Business Times

What is the Chagos Islands deal? Proposals fall apart at the eleventh hour

Everything you need to know about the Chagos Islands deal

Evening Standard

OPINION - The Standard View: Chagos Islands deal is a just and sensible outcome

The sun will finally set on the British empire. The UK Government’s decision to hand sovereignty of the Chagos islands to Mauritius will mean that, for the first time in hundreds of years, there will be a moment in the day when all British possessions will be in darkness.

Evening Standard

Fears over future of Falklands after Chagos Islands deal dubbed ‘strategic disaster’

Exclusive: A group of indigenous Chagossians are planning to stage a protest over the decision to hand the archipelago over to Mauritius, The Independent understands, accusing the government of excluding them from talks

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What’s next for the Falklands and other British overseas territories after Chagos deal?

Could the UK-Mauritius deal open the door to other British territories?

Evening Standard

Chagos Islands row: Keir Starmer insists deal with Mauritius safeguards 'hugely important' base

Envoy Jonathan Powell also slams critics of the pact, which he says was first negotiated by the Tories, stressing it’s ‘rubbish’ to claim China will benefit

France 24

Chagos islanders hope to return after UK cedes last African colony

Mauritius says the UK's handing over of the long-contested Chagos Islands draws an important line under the archipelago's colonial history. The remote Indian Ocean islands were Britain's last African colony. The UK severed the Chagos Islands from Mauritius in 1965 and up to 2,000 Chagossians were expelled to make way…

The Independent UK

A tiny ocean island is home to a restricted US-UK military base. The secret just got out

The UK will cede sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius, but indigenous people from a tiny island that houses a US military base shrouded in secrecy will not be allowed to return

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The Independent UK

British police cars, American biscuits and wild donkeys – what life is like on the Chagos Islands

Sir Keir Starmer’s government announces Britain will return of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius - but what’s it like on the the islands?

International Business Times

UK Hands Indian Ocean Islands To Mauritius But Keeps Key US Military Base

Britain on Thursday said it would give up sovereignty of a remote Indian Ocean archipelago to Mauritius but will maintain there a strategic military base that it shares with the United States, in what US President Joe Biden described as a "historic agreement".

France 24

UK cedes Chagos Islands to Mauritius in deal securing Diego Garcia military base

The UK agreed on Thursday to renounce sovereignty of the Chagos Islands, an archipelago of more than 60 islands in the Indian Ocean, but agreed a deal with Mauritius to secure the future of a UK-US military base on the island of Diego Garcia.

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UK Agrees To Hand Over Chagos Islands To Mauritius

British government transfers Chagos Islands sovereignty to Mauritius, securing U.K.-U.S. military base on Diego Garcia. Agreement aims to strengthen global...

The Guardian - UK

A timeline of the UK’s history with the Chagos Islands

The UK has agreed to hand the archipelago over to Mauritius after decades of diplomatic dispute

The Guardian - UK

Chagos Islanders have fought a long and determined campaign for right to return

Hopes occasionally soared only to be dashed as legal challenges came and went until a critical judgment in 2019

The Independent UK

UK hands sovereignty of Chagos Islands to Mauritius in a deal to secure US base

The U.K. has agreed 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 at Diego Garcia

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