Deal with Britain on Chagos Islands "great victory" for Mauritius: PM

PORT LOUIS, May 22 (Xinhua) -- Mauritian Prime Minister Navin Ramgoolam on Thursday welcomed the signing of a "historical" agreement concerning the sovereignty of the Chagos Islands, seeing it as a "great victory" for the country. The …

UK to Pay Mauritius £101 Million a Year to Use Military Base

(Bloomberg) -- The UK agreed to cede an Indian Ocean archipelago to Mauritius while retaining control of a strategic military base on one of the islands, ending a long-running negotiation that had become a point of controversy for British premier Keir …

Britain hands over control of Chagos Islands to Mauritius

The British government signed a deal on Thursday to transfer the Chagos Islands to Mauritius after a last-minute injunction following a challenge in court by two Chagossian women was lifted by a judge. UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer said the decision to …

British Court Bans Last-minute Transfer Of Chagos Islands To Mauritius

3 One of them is home to a U.S. and British naval base. A British court has blocked the transfer of sovereignty over the disputed Chagos Islands to Mauritius. This came hours before an agreement was due to be signed on Thursday. This was reported by AP …

U.K. signs deal to hand sovereignty of the disputed Chagos Islands to Mauritius

Britain’s Prime Minister Keir Starmer speaks during a press conference at a military headquarters in north-west London, Thursday, May 22, 2025, following a deal on the Chagos Islands. | Photo Credit: AP Britain signed an agreement on Thursday (May 22, 2025 …

UK agrees to hand the Chagos Islands to Mauritius in a deal it says protects a key US base

This image realeased by the U.S. Navy shows an aerial view of Diego Garcia. (U.S. Navy via AP) LONDON — Britain signed an agreement Thursday to hand sovereignty over the contested Chagos Islands to Mauritius, a move the government says ensures the future …

Britain transfers Chagos Islands to Mauritius after court delay

Chagossians residing in Britain protest outside the High Court in London on Thursday ahead of a hearing to decide whether a controversial deal to hand the Chagos Islands to Mauritius can go ahead. Photo by Andy Rain/EPA-EFE May 22 (UPI) -- The British …

UK to Transfer Sovereignty of Chagos Islands to Mauritius in Billion-Pound Deal Securing Military Base Access

Prime Minister Keir Starmer is expected to sign a landmark agreement on Thursday officially transferring sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius.     Under the terms of the deal Mauritius would gain sovereignty of the islands from the UK, but allow …

UK high court blocks government plan to hand over Chagos Island to Mauritius

The UK government has been banned from handing over the disputed Chagos Island to Mauritius due to last-minute legal action. Aerial view of Diego Garcia in the Chagos Island group. (US Navy/AP, File) At 2:25 BST, high court judge Justice Goose granted …

Members of Chagossian community arrive at London court after UK-Mauritius deal blocked