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The UK has signed a 99-year agreement with Mauritius to retain operational control of the Diego Garcia base, a key UK-US ...
Britain signed an agreement Thursday to hand sovereignty over the contested Chagos Islands to Mauritius, a move the ...
Britain has signed a deal with Mauritius to cede sovereignty of the Chagos Islands while retaining control of the Diego ...
with the UK authorized to exercise the sovereign rights of Mauritius on Diego Garcia. Foreign Secretary David Lammy said: “This government inherited a situation where the long-term, secure ...
The islands, named after a Spanish navigator, have a basically symbolic British presence. The United Kingdom hands over the ...