The island of Mauritius, praised as an African success story, will hold its national election
The Indian Ocean-island nation of Mauritius will hold a national election this weekend, when Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth ...
The little island country that's one of world's most overcrowded - 1.5m crammed in
A Gulf island is one of the most densely populated countries on earth, with a land mass the size of Berkshire to accommodate ...
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Chagossian people return to their home islands and claim Mauritius sovereignty; Foreign Office rejects claim
but since Mauritius for the British empire, including the remote adjoining islands, where the original Chagos people lived and called home. The fact is that in 1965, in the midst of the Cold War ...
Mauritius has won back Chagos – but not all of it. Why the largest island, Diego Garcia, is so important to the UK
The UK’s handover of the Chagos Archipelago and retention of Diego Garcia is a strategic move that raises questions about the ...
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Mauritius: Chagos Islands Returned to Mauritius, but Tensions Over Evictions Persist
In 1966, Britain leased the islands to the United States for 50 ... international law and the rightful self-determination of the people of Mauritius". Philippe Sands, a Franco-British lawyer ...
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UK hands Indian Ocean islands to Mauritius but keeps key US military base
Biden hailed the continuation of the base on Diego Garcia -- the largest island in the chain ... and the rightful self-determination of the people of Mauritius". The deal comes after nearly ...
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UK to hand over sovereignty of Chagos Islands to Mauritius after decades-long dispute
Addressing the people of Mauritius ... government picked the talks back up and have now agreed to give the islands back to Mauritius, while the US and UK keep the military base.
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UK, Mauritius island deal draws protest
And what about the people? What about the people that ... end its "colonial administration" of the Chagos Islands and return them to Mauritius. Britain's newly elected Labour government says ...
Chagos Islands: How to ensure their coral reefs aren't damaged as they return to Mauritius
As Mauritius takes back control ... as pollution and physical damage that come with the presence of people. Whether the ...
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UK gives sovereignty of the long-contested Chagos Islands to Mauritius. A key US base remains
The agreement also paves the way for the potential return of the few people still alive ... over sovereignty of the islands and warned that the move could see Mauritius potentially leasing one ...
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UK gives sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius. The US base on Diego Garcia stays
The agreement also paves the way for the potential return of the few people still alive ... over sovereignty of the islands and warned that the move could see Mauritius potentially leasing one ...