In October, the Government announced that Mauritius will be sovereign over the Chagos islands, and then lease back the Diego Garcia military base. But allies of US president-elect Donald Trump ...

Mauritius awaits Trump’s approval for UK to hand over archipelago, with Chagossians at odds over what’s in it for them.

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Chagos islanders still dream of returning home five decades after being expelled by Britain, but with Donald Trump in the ...

The UK is “mid-negotiation” on a revised deal to hand back the Chagos Islands, a minister has said. Reports had suggested that Mauritian Prime Minister Navin Ramgoolam is holding a special ...