UK hands sovereignty of Chagos Islands to Mauritius in a deal to secure US base

Overseas territories still held by UK after Chagos Islands handed to Mauritius

The UK will hand over sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius in an historic move following years of negotiations between the two nations. The deal will allow people displaced by the UK government to return home, while Mauritius will take over governance of the island. The move is subject to finalisation of a treaty, which both sides have promised will be completed as quickly as possible – meaning there are just over a dozen British Overs…

UK Hands Sovereignty of Chagos to Mauritius to ‘Ensure Future’ of US-UK Military Base

The United Kingdom has agreed to hand sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius in a deal to secure the operational future of the joint US-UK military facility on Diego Garcia, according to a joint statement by the UK and Mauritius published on Thursday. “Under the terms of this treaty the United Kingdom will agree that Mauritius is sovereign over the Chagos Archipelago, including Diego Garcia. At the same time, both our countries are commi…

UK to Cede Chagos Islands to Mauritius, But US Base Will Remain

The U.K. will maintain de facto control over Diego Garcia, and the crucial U.S. military facility there, for another 99 years.

UK cedes Chagos Islands to Mauritius, minus US base

Mauritius has long argued it was forced to give up the islands in 1965 in return for its independence from Britain

UK hands Chagos Islands to Mauritius, marking the end of a longstanding sovereignty dispute

just-jen / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-NDThe UK government has announced that it will transfer sovereignty of a remote cluster of islands in the Indian Ocean to Mauritius. The final treaty outlining the transfer of the Chagos Islands, where there is a significant US military base, is expected to be announced in the coming months. Negotiations for this transfer began in 2022 under the UK’s then foreign secretary, James Cleverly, but were paused the…

U.K. cedes Chagos Island sovereignty to Mauritius and keeps air base

Britain's deal also could pave the way for people displaced decades ago to return home.