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The Chagos Archipelago. (Atolls with areas of dry land are named in green)The archipelago is about 500 kilometres (310 mi) south of the Maldives, 1,880 kilometres (1,170 mi) east of the Seychelles, 1,680 kilometres (1,040 mi) north-east of Rodrigues Island (), 2,700 kilometres (1,700 mi) west of the Cocos (Keeling) Islands, and 3,400 kilometres (2,100 mi) north of Amsterdam Island.
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.
Mauritius, [a] officially the Republic of Mauritius, [b] is an island country in the Indian Ocean, about 2,000 kilometres (1,100 nautical miles) off the southeastern coast of East Africa, east of Madagascar. It includes the main island (also called Mauritius), as well as Rodrigues, Agaléga, and St. Brandon (Cargados Carajos shoals).
Mauritius welcomes the prospect of U.S. President Donald Trump examining a deal reached by Britain and Mauritius over the sovereignty of the Chagos Islands, which house a U.S.-British military ...
We will work with Mauritius to start a new programme of visits for Chagossians to the Chagos Archipelago, including Diego Garcia. And Mauritius will be free to develop a programme of resettlement ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...