UN maps now show the territory as Mauritian ... has clearly stated that Mauritius is the sovereign power over the Chagos archipelago," said Jagdish Koonjul, Mauritius's UN ambassador.

Until a few weeks ago most MPs, if asked to locate the Chagos isle of Diego Garcia on a map, might have pointed ... position of being unable to give an archipelago away. Now he knows how electric ...

Chagos Islanders in emotional trip home UK accused of crimes against humanity The official reason given for the Mauritian government's excursion is to map reefs around the archipelago - but Mr ...