Mastodawn

Big setback in Chagos deal: UK halts Mauritius handover amid US position change https://english.mathrubhumi.com/news/world/chagos-islands-handover-mauritius-paused-trump-uk-confirmation-2026-krnkyd4w?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #ChagosIslands #Mauritius #UK #US #DiegoGarcia

Headlines Africa Apr 14

Africa: African Experts Demand End to UK-Us Continuous Hold On Chagos Islands: [Leadership] African experts are demanding an end to the continuous hold of the Chagos Archipelago (Chagos Island), by the United Kingdom with support from the United States government under President Donald Trump, stressing that Island must be returned to Mauritius the rightful owner for a full decolonisation of the continent. http://newsfeed.facilit8.network/TS225f #ChagosIslands #Decolonisation #Africa #Mauritius #EndColonialism

Nikolas Kozloff Apr 13

Here's a suggestion: hand the #islands back to the #Chagossians, not the #UK, the US or even #Mauritius

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/apr/12/mauritius-vows-decolonise-chagos-islands-starmer-shelves-handover?shem=dsdf,sharefoc,agadiscoversdl,,sh/x/discover/m1/4 #ChagosIslands #iran #iranwar

Mauritius vows to ‘decolonise’ Chagos Islands after Starmer shelves handover

Mauritian foreign minister pledges to ‘spare no effort’ to regain control of islands, as US fails to give approval of deal

The Guardian

Miro Collas Apr 13

Chagos Islands treaty is now ‘impossible to agree at political level’, UK minister says | Chagos Islands | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/apr/13/chagos-islands-treaty-mauritius-uk-bill-parliament

#ChagosIslands #UK #AmericanEmpire

Chagos Islands treaty is now ‘impossible to agree at political level’, UK minister says

Stephen Doughty says US withdrawal of support means bill cannot complete passage through parliament

The Guardian

Headlines Africa Apr 13

Mauritius vows to pursue Chagos sovereignty after UK deal collapses http://newsfeed.facilit8.network/TS10Hf #ChagosIslands #Mauritius #Sovereignty #UKDeal #KeirStarmer

The Japan Times Apr 13

A plan by the U.K. government to hand over the Chagos Islands to Mauritius while retaining control of the joint U.S.-U.K. military base of Diego Garcia through a lease has been put on hold following U.S. opposition. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/04/13/world/politics/uk-chagos-islands-trump/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #chagosislands #mauritius #uk #us #keirstarmer #donaldtrump #defense #diegogarcia

U.K. government shelves Chagos Islands plan opposed by Trump

The plan involves handing over the Indian Ocean archipelago to Mauritius while retaining control of the joint U.S.-U.K. military base of Diego Garcia through a lease.

The Japan Times