Indian Ocean, Mauritius and Diego Garcia
Diego Garcia: What 'Historic' UK Deal Means for US's Indian Ocean Base
Washington said the deal protected the long-term, secure and effective operation of the strategic military base.
UK Hands Indian Ocean Islands To Mauritius But Keeps Key US Military Base
Britain on Thursday said it would give up sovereignty of a remote Indian Ocean archipelago to Mauritius but will maintain there a strategic military base that it shares with the United States, in what US President Joe Biden described as a "historic agreement".
British Diego Garcia Is A Big Win for Mauritius Raising the China Fear in the Indian Ocean
Critics in Britain fear this would open access to China, but a British-US military base will remain even after Mauritius leadership.
UK gives sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius. The US base on Diego Garcia stays
The U.K. has agreed to hand sovereignty of the long-contested Chagos Islands, an archipelago of more than 60 islands in the Indian Ocean, to Mauritius, in a deal to secure the future of a strategically important U.
Where are the Chagos Islands, why is Britain giving up sovereignty and what happens to the Diego Garcia military base?
After years of negotiations, the UK is giving up its sovereignty over a cluster of strategically important Indian Ocean islands. The move has led to criticism from Britain's Conservative opposition and some local Indigenous groups.
Diego Garcia: What is on the secretive UK-US island in the Indian Ocean?
Diego Garcia, a remote island in the Indian Ocean, is a paradise of lush vegetation and white-sand beaches, surrounded by crystal blue waters. But this is no tourist destination. It is strictly out of bounds to most civilians - the site of a highly secretive UK-US military base shrouded for decades in rumour and mystery.
UK gives Indian Ocean islands to Mauritius but keeps military base
Britain said it would give up sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius, but under what President Joe Biden called a "historic agreement," will keep a strategic Indian Ocean military base with the United States.
UK retain Diego Garcia military base, but concede sovereignty over islands
While the UK and US retain a key strategic military base in the Indian Ocean, the two governments remain apprehensive over the security of the island.
India welcomes historic agreement between Mauritius and UK on Diego Garcia
India played an important role in forging a historic deal between Mauritius and the United Kingdom over the strategically significant UK-US military base on Diego Garcia, a move that finally de-colonised the tiny island nation.
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UK to hand over important islands in Indian Ocean to Mauritius, but there's a catch
The United Kingdom will transfer sovereignty over the Chagos Archipelago in the Indian Ocean to Mauritius. The British ...
A tiny ocean island is home to a restricted US-UK military base. The secret just got out
The UK will cede sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius, but indigenous people from a tiny island that houses a US ...
What’s next for the Falklands and other British overseas territories after Chagos deal?
Other large British Overseas Territories include the Cayman Islands, Bermuda, Gibraltar, the British Virgin Islands and ...
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UK hands back a bit of Africa, giving up Chagos Islands – but not Diego Garcia
Britain said on Thursday it would give up sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius in a deal that would allow people ...
Mauritius to hold legislative election on November 10
Mauritius will hold legislative elections on November 10, the presidency announced on Friday, just a day after Port Louis ...