UK criticised over deal to hand over sovereignty of Chagos Islands to Mauritius | The World

The British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has announced the UK will hand over sovereignty of Chagos Islands to Mauritius. The island group sits in tne middle of the Indian Ocean. But Britain will retain control over the main island of Diego Garcia, where a strategically important US base is situated. Chagos Island expert Dr Anamika Twyman-Ghoshal says that part of the deal prevents displaced islanders from ever returning to homeland.

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