The Chagos Islands deal is “not perfect ... after long-running negotiations returns sovereignty of the archipelago to Mauritius, but will see Britain lease back the military site on Diego Garcia, the ...

The Chagos Archipelago became a British territory in 1814. In 1965, the U.K. formally separated the islands from its then-colony Mauritius, before Mauritius gained independence three years later.

The Chagos Islands have been under British control since 1814, when they were ceded by France. The archipelago is best known for the military base on Diego Garcia, which has supported U.S ...

The Chagos Islands are in the middle of the Indian Ocean and home to a strategic military base on Diego Garcia. Listen ... The Chagos Archipelago became a British territory in 1814.

June 25, 2025 at 10:45pm BST. The Chagos Islands deal is “not perfect” but must be ratified to avoid legal challenges that could threaten UK control of a vital military airbase, peers have said.

The deal will transfer sovereignty of the Chagos Islands from the U.K. to Mauritius — though Britain will retain control of the largest of the chain of islands, Diego Garcia, which hosts a ...

Chagos Islands deal must be ratified to secure Diego Garcia, ... which found that the Chagos Archipelago had been unlawfully detached from Mauritius at the time of its independence in the ...