Chagos Archipelago

(Newser) - A deal was signed Thursday after a British court said the UK can transfer sovereignty over the contested Chagos Islands to Mauritius, overturning a block that was imposed hours before the agreement was due to be signed. The UK agreed to hand over to Mauritius the Indian Ocean archipelago, which...

(Newser) - What some call the UK's "last colony in Africa" will now return to African hands. The UK on Thursday said it will hand sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius as part of a to-be-signed agreement. What you need to know:

• The history: Mauritius has for decades claimed

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(Newser) - Britain must end its control of the Chagos islands "as rapidly as possible," according to the UN's highest court. The International Court of Justice said Monday that Britain had unlawfully carved up Mauritius, which the Chagos were a part of, when it agreed to end colonial rule...

(Newser) - Thousands of Indian Ocean islanders will be allowed to return home 30 years after being forced out to make room for a US air base, a British court ruled today. The court said the British government acted unlawfully when it expelled the Chagos archipelago residents after secretly selling a lease...