A historic deal for the United Kingdom to hand over control of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius has been put into question after the African island country’s new prime minister issued ...

Setting the standard for luxury on the paradise island - Exploring four of the group’s eight hotels, Jessica Landon finds out ...

Conservatives have attacked "costly" plans to surrender the Chagos Islands to Mauritius, which has reportedly made huge ...

PORT LOUIS/LONDON (Reuters) - The new government of Mauritius said on Tuesday it wanted to renegotiate a deal with Britain on the future of a U.S.-British military base on the Indian Ocean island of ...

The deal to give the islands to Mauritius quickly hit a major hurdle after the country’s government changed and Mr Ramgoolam, the new leader, called for renegotiations. At the time, No 10 did ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Britain will refuse to hand over more money to Mauritius in its contested deal over the future of the ...

When Mauritius became independent in the 1960s, London retained control of the Chagos Islands and forcibly displaced up to 2,000 people in the late 1960s and early 1970s to make way for the base.

The U.K. and Mauritius announced an agreement in October to transfer sovereignty of the Chagos Islands, a chain of more than 60 islands just south of the equator off the tip of India. Under the ...

The U.K. and Mauritius announced an agreement in October to transfer sovereignty of the Chagos Islands, a chain of more than 60 islands just south of the equator off the tip of India. Under the deal, ...

Mauritius's deputy prime minister has hinted that negotiations with the UK over the future of the Chagos Islands are being held up over the amount of money involved. Under the terms of the ...