UK signs deal handing over Chagos to Mauritius, but tensions remain

Mongabay
May 30, 2025, 11:06 am116 pts
The U.K. recognized the Indian Ocean island of Mauritius’ claim to the Chagos Archipelago in an agreement signed May 22. While Mauritian Prime Minister Navin Ramgoolam praised the deal, it elicited mixed reactions from many Chagossians, the islands’ original inhabitants. Starting in 1968, they were…

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