Representatives from the Republic of Mauritius and the United Kingdom held further productive discussions in London this week on the future of the Chagos Archipelago. In a joint statement ...

Note: This is part three of a three-part series on the proposed handover of the Chagos Archipelago from the UK to Mauritius. Part one — Why the Proposed UK-Mauritius Handover Would Be a Strategic Blow ...

the largest island of the Chagos Archipelago in the Indian Ocean. However, Mauritian Prime Minister Navin Ramgoolam, who was elected in November, has questioned the deal agreed by his predecessor ...

There is hope that the historic agreement securing the country’s sovereignty over the Chagos archipelago will be signed on March 12 – Mauritius Independence Day. A top official close to the ...

Sir Keir Starmer “intends to push ahead” with the deal to cede sovereignty of the Chagos Islands, the prime minister of Mauritius has told his parliament. The UK announced in October it would cede ...

The agreement to hand over the Chagos Archipelago and lease back the strategically vital UK-US military base on Diego Garcia has run into difficulties (Alamy/PA) The UK has been negotiating a deal ...

Negotiations on returning the Chagos Islands to Mauritius follow a long-running legal battle by the archipelago’s former residents (Fiona Hanson/PA) Sir Keir Starmer remains “confident” that ...