Diego Garcia is home to lush vegetation dotted with palm and coconut trees, pristine white sand beaches surrounded by ...

The Chagos Archipelago’s return to Mauritius marks the end of decades of diplomatic conflict between this island nation and ...

Report by Petra Abou Haydar, English adaptation by Karine Keuchkerian The remote island of Diego Garcia has suddenly drawn ...

Under the deal, the important naval and bomber base on Diego Garcia — one of the archipelago’s largest island, operated by U.S. forces, will be leased by the U.K. from Mauritius which will ...

Under the terms of the deal the UK must notify Mauritius if it plans to use Diego Garcia to launch an “armed attack on any third state” and give Mauritian companies priority when awarding ...

A panel of UN experts urged Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer to abandon the agreement reached with Mauritius last month and ...

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

On 22 May 2025, the United Kingdom and Mauritius signed a bilateral agreement to return sovereignty over the Chagos Archipelago, including Diego Garcia, to Mauritius to complete the decolonisation of ...

And a Foreign Office spokesman said: “The negotiations were between the UK and Mauritius with our priority being to secure the full operation of the base on Diego Garcia, and the deal has been ...

The recently signed agreement between the United Kingdom and Mauritius fails to guarantee and protect the rights of the Chagossian people, including their right to return to Diego Garcia, effective ...