Under the terms of this treaty the United Kingdom will agree that Mauritius is sovereign over the Chagos Archipelago, including Diego Garcia. For an initial period of 99 years, the United Kingdom ...

The UK government has denied claims made by the prime minister of Mauritius that it faces paying billions more under a ...

Britain's government insisted Thursday that it must hand back the Chagos Islands to Mauritius to secure continued access to ...

Luquin. Speculation is rife that U.S. President Donald Trump might block an agreement between Britain and Mauritius to resolve their long-running dispute over the Chagos Archipelago in the central ...

Mauritius PM Queries Duration of Lease Deal for Chagos Military Base By Villen Anganan PORT LOUIS (Reuters) - Mauritius Prime Minister Navin Ramgoolam has questioned the duration of the lease on a ...

It comes as Mr Ramgoolam’s government tries to renegotiate a deal which would hand the Chagos Islands over to Mauritius, reportedly demanding £800m a year for as long as Britain wants to retain ...

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Sir Keir Starmer “intends to push ahead” with the deal to cede sovereignty of the Chagos Islands, the prime minister of ...