Chagos Archipelago - Wikipedia
The Chagos contain the world's largest coral atoll, The Great Chagos Bank, which supports half the total area of good quality reefs in the Indian Ocean. As a result, the ecosystems of the Chagos have so …
Chagos deal suffers 'humiliating' defeats as government loses four ...
4 days ago · Chagos deal suffers 'humiliating' defeats as government loses four votes Plans to hand over sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius will return to the Commons, after the House of …
Humiliation for government as Chagos Islands deal hammered by …
Huge blow for Prime Minister Keir Starmer as Chagos Islands deal hammered by Lords - Controversial deal suffers series of defeats at the hands of peers
Chagos Islands: UK plan to transfer territory goes ahead despite ... - CNN
May 22, 2025 · The British government has handed control of the strategically significant Chagos Islands to Mauritius, after the controversial, multi-billion pound move survived an eleventh-hour legal …
The Status of the Chagos Archipelago – Part I: History of the Disputes ...
Jun 30, 2025 · This is part one of a two part blog post that describes the changing status of the Chagos Archipelago, in particular the recently signed treaty returning its sovereignty from the United Kingdom …
Why is the UK handing the Chagos Islands back to Mauritius?
Oct 4, 2024 · After a dispute running for more than 50 years, the United Kingdom will finally hand back the Chagos Islands, an archipelago located in the Indian Ocean, to the southeast African island …
Chagos Archipelago | Geography, History, Map, & Facts | Britannica
Nov 9, 2025 · The Chagos Archipelago is an island group in the central Indian Ocean, located about 1,000 miles (1,600 km) south of the southern tip of the Indian subcontinent. It has been coterminous …
Britain has agreed to cede the Chagos Islands to Mauritius
Oct 4, 2024 · Britain set up the base for America in the late 1960s and early 1970s, forcibly expelling the archipelago’s inhabitants—the Chagossians—and holding on to the islands as the British Indian …
U.K. to Hand Over Chagos Islands to Mauritius, Ending Colonial-Era ...
Oct 3, 2024 · Britain’s control of the Chagos Islands, which dates back to the colonial era, has come under increased criticism in recent years, with a series of unfavorable court rulings and mounting...
What is the Chagos Island deal? - The Week
Jun 19, 2025 · The Chagos Islands, an archipelago of 58 islands in the Indian Ocean about halfway between Tanzania and Indonesia, were given to Britain by France in 1814 during the Napoleonic Wars.