The UK was ceded the territories by the French in 1814. Historically, the islands were administered as part of Britain’s Mauritius colony. But on November 8, 1965, the UK discreetly dismembered the ...
After decades of wrangling over the fate of the ChagosIslands, and the key US-UK military base they host, the British government has agreed a deal to hand over sovereignty of the archipelago to ...
The UK Government has reached a political agreement to allow Mauritius to take sovereignty over the ChagosIslands. The historic agreement struck this week means Mauritius will assume sovereignty ...