The agreement between the United Kingdom and Mauritius to transfer sovereignty of the Chagos Archipelago, while retaining a ...

The deal between the UK and Mauritius does not do right by the Chagossian people or compensate them for the damage of ...

Mauritius is heavily reliant on offshore services and short-term fiscal gains. It is vulnerable to slow diversification, ...

The Chagos Agreement is not only a diplomatic achievement, but also a “contractual transposition” of the decisions of international courts and tribunals. The Agreement acknowledges that the detachment ...

Britain evicted as many as 2,000 people from the islands in the 1960s and 1970s so the U.S. military could build the Diego Garcia base, which has supported U.S. operations from Vietnam to Iraq and ...

Britain forced thousands off Diego Garcia, a remote Indian Ocean island, in the '70s to make way for a U.S. military base. For 40 years residents have fought to return. Now they have a growing chance.

The deal will see the UK lease back a military base on Diego Garcia, the largest of the islands, with Britain paying Mauritius an average of £101million a year for 99 years.

Under the deal, the U.K. can continue leasing the largest of the islands, Diego Garcia, keeping the key military facility in British and American hands for at least 99 years.

Under the deal, the U.K. can continue leasing the largest of the islands, Diego Garcia, keeping the key military facility in British and American hands for at least 99 years.

The Chagos Islands are an archipelago in the middle of the Indian Ocean. Under the deal, the U.K. can continue leasing the largest of the islands, Diego Garcia, keeping the key military facility in ...