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A navy blue field with the national flag in the canton corner, with the coat of arms on the fly side of the flag. Use: Naval ensign: Proportion: 26:57: Design: A white field with a blue band on each side, followed by two red stripes with the middle red stripe being thinner, charged with an anchor with a gold five-pointed star above it. Use ...
A blue British ensign with the 1869 arms of Mauritius on a white disc in the fly. [11] 1810 - 1869: Flag of British Mauritius: The Union Flag of the United Kingdom. 1794 - 1810: Flag of French Mauritius: A vertical tricolour of blue, white and red. 1790 - 1794: Flag of French Mauritius: A vertical tricolour of red, white and blue. 1715 - 1792 ...
The Chagos Archipelago is composed of atolls and islands, and is located approximately 2,200 kilometres north-east of the main island of Mauritius. Mauritius claims sovereignty over the archipelago, which forms the British Indian Ocean Territory and is de facto controlled by the United Kingdom.
In October 2024, the UK agreed to hand over the Chagos Islands to Mauritius and stated that Mauritius "will now be free to implement a programme of resettlement on the islands of the Chagos Archipelago, other than Diego Garcia". The UK will also set up a trust fund for the scattered Chagossian diaspora, now numbering 10,000.
The U.K. is returning control of the islands to tiny Mauritius, which has been drawing closer to the Xi regime. The Chagos Islands Handover Is a Gift to China Skip to main content
The UK and Mauritius said they have made “good progress” in talks to save the Chagos Islands deal. Sir Keir Starmer’s Government is considering frontloading payments to Mauritius to sweeten ...
English: Islands of the Republic of Mauritius labelled in black. Mauritius claim Tromelin Island claim from France and the Chagos Archipelago from the United Kingdom. Date
Britain and Mauritius both want to finalise a treaty over the future of a U.S.-British military base in the Chagos Islands as quickly as possible, they said on Friday, after Mauritius' new ...