In 1965, as part of negotiations leading to Mauritian independence, the UK government excised the Chagos Archipelago from colonial Mauritius. The UK kept the islands, which are in a globally strategic ...

The recent Chagos deal between the UK and Mauritius is a true victory neither for Chagossians nor international law.

Now London wants to hand over the archipelago to Mauritius ... the history and strategic significance of the Chagos Islands, the geographical location of the base is crucial for Washington.

Few places in the world are quite so remote as the 60 or so islands that make up the Chagos Archipelago ... the hard realities of geopolitics. Its location—midway between the Middle East ...

After a dispute running for more than 50 years, the United Kingdom will finally hand back the Chagos Islands, an archipelago located in the Indian Ocean, to the southeast African island country of ...

The Chagos Archipelago, home to Diego Garcia ... and beyond. Its central location enables long-range air and naval missions, surveillance, and logistics support for global military operations ...

“The United Kingdom will agree that Mauritius is sovereign over the Chagos Archipelago ... Diego Garcia’s location makes it a valuable listening post for surveillance and intelligence ...

an archipelago of over 60 islands in the Indian Ocean, were formerly British colonies. Due to the Chagos Islands’ strategic location, London was loathe to cede control – so in 1965 ...

In a historic move, the UK will be handing over the sovereignty of the Chagos Islands in the Indian Ocean to Mauritius while Diego Garcia, the biggest of the 60-island Indian Ocean archipelago ...

Britain on Thursday said it will cede sovereignty of the Chagos archipelago to Mauritius as ... Diego Garcia’s strategic location allows the US and UK militaries to quickly access East Africa ...