Mauritius has not yet signed on to the initiative. It remains a vital ally for the west, with Diego Garcia as a base which ...

Before Mauritius Islands became independent in 1968, the UK separated the Chagos archipelago, and later leased the main island Diego Garcia to the United States which established a military base.

The General Assembly’s demand implied that both the ICJ opinion and its own resolution had binding force, when this is not ...

In addition, as the then prime minister Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam later pointed out, Mauritius had little interest in retaining the islands. The Chagos archipelago, he said, was “a portion of our ...

Exclusive: Government accused of holding back information on cost to the taxpayer of maintaining UK-US Diego Garcia airbase ...

A move is said to be afoot to delay or even halt the transition of the island chain from British control because of rumblings ...

It is also the largest island in the Chagos Archipelago. The analyst said the "Nuke Sniffer" was expected to conduct ...

Tory peers are planning to delay the handover of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius to allow Donald Trump to block the ...