Britain and Mauritius are finalizing a deal to transfer sovereignty over the Chagos Islands, a disputed U.K. territory that is home to a major U.S. military base, the British government said Tuesday.

The Chagos archipelago and the Diego Garcia base are strategically located in the Indian Ocean, and the West is fearful they could fall under the influence of a pro-China Mauritius administration ...

The new prime minister of Mauritius has said he has reservations ... The BBC visits the secretive Chagos Islands military base UN says UK military island not suitable for stranded migrants UK ...

Mauritius has long claimed sovereignty over the Chagos Islands. It took the UK to the UN's International Court of Justice, which in 2019 found that the separation of islands from Mauritius was ...

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 ...

concluded that the United Kingdom's continued occupation of the Chagos Archipelago was unlawful and ruled that the territory should be returned to Mauritius "as rapidly as possible." The UN ...

The island of Mauritius, off the east coast of Africa. (Bernard_Loo/Pixabay via Courthouse News) HAMBURG, Germany (CN) — Two Indian Ocean island nations faced off Monday before a United Nations ...

It’s long past time to decolonize the Chagos Islands. None of the former PM’s reasons for keeping control is convincing. Malé’s decision to recognize Mauritius’ claim to the British ...

The deal would see sovereignty over the Chagos islands returned to Mauritius, but with the UK and US paying to continue military operations on the islands. The transfer is reported to cost the UK £9bn ...

Mauritius has long contested Britain’s claim to the archipelago and in recent years the United Nations and its top court have urged Britain to return the Chagos to Mauritius. Britain agreed to ...