The real challenge facing the Mauritian government is how to turn a diplomatic triumph into sustainable economic development.

Prime Minister offered ‘massive congratulations’ by Beijing despite his attempts to distance island from Far Eastern ...

Analysis - The decades-long Chagos islands dispute has finally entered a new chapter. The UK officially agreed to return the sovereignty of the archipelago to Mauritius.

Keir Starmer says the deal - which involves leasing the Diego Garcia base for 99 years, with the option of another 40 - is in the UK's national interest.

Once seen as a relic of colonialism, the Chagos Archipelago has evolved into a flashpoint in global strategic competition.

The UK has signed a deal to hand over the Chagos Islands to Mauritius and lease ... including an abandoned plantation where buildings stand in disrepair. US and UK influences on Diego Garcia ...

Military drills can be heard early in the mornings, we pass buildings like armouries ... law - but describes the process of handing the Chagos Islands to Mauritius as "bumpy".

Once seen as a relic of colonialism, the Chagos Archipelago with Diego Garcia has evolved into a flashpoint in global strategic ...

Closer ties between Mauritius and Russia have sparked new security fears over the UK's decision to give up sovereignty of the Chagos Islands ... and fisheries" and "building on a long-standing ...

The ocean covers more than 70% of the Earth’s surface, yet more than 80% remains unexplored. Here we virtually plunge into ...

The Chagos archipelago includes roughly 60 islands in the central Indian Ocean ... roughly 18 species of seabirds and nearly 300 species of reef-building corals, considered some of the healthiest ...