Chagos Islands

New Mauritius PM Challenges UK on Chagos Deal Terms

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Mauritius, under new PM Navin Ramgoolam, has revised the Chagos Islands deal, calling the original terms inadequate. The initial agreement, announced in October, involved the UK transferring sovereignty over the Chagos Archipelago to Mauritius, while retaining a 99-year lease for Diego Garcia, which hosts a significant UK-US military airbase. EDITOR’S PICKS  PDP Declares Ethiope East … Read more

UK Deports 44 Nigerian, Ghanaian Asylum Seekers Amid Immigration Crackdown

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The United Kingdom has deported 44 Nigerian and Ghanaian asylum seekers, marking the highest number of deportations on a single flight, as reported by the UK Guardian. This mass deportation occurred just 48 hours after UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer signed a contentious agreement to deport migrants arriving via small boats to the Chagos Islands, … Read more

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