The Chagos Islands became a British Indian Ocean Territory in 1965, when they were legally severed from Mauritius, three years ahead of its independence. Mauritius, ...

The British Indian Ocean Territory (BIOT) is a UK Overseas Territory situated halfway between Tanzania and Indonesia and comprising the seven atolls of the Chagos Archipelago, itself comprising ...

British navy ships rescued dozens and brought them to Diego Garcia, the largest of the disputed Chagos Islands in the British Indian Ocean Territory (Biot) – long claimed by Mauritius – and ...

THE Chagos Islands are an archipelago that have made headlines after the UK agreed to hand sovereignty over the group to Mauritius. One of the islands, Diego Garcia, is especially important when i… ...

It was British, but Britain is giving this British overseas Indian Ocean territory to Mauritius The British Island group of Diego Carcia is hidden and a secret to many. However, it's known for its ...

Diego Garcia, the largest in the Chagos group in the central Indian Ocean, is about 1,300 miles northeast of Mauritian capital Port Louis.For half a century, it has been a staging area for major ...

But now, with the British Indian Ocean Territory set to become Mauritian, that designation could be in jeopardy. “Once this treaty is signed, the British Indian Ocean Territory will cease to ...

This restriction also applies to the wider British Indian Ocean Territory, which encompasses the islands. Because of these restrictions, it is very rare that every day people can visit the islands ...

Sixty Lankan Tamil refugees, including at least 16 children, claim to have been ‘unlawfully detained’ on Diego Garcia since 2021, said a report published by The Week of the UK yesterday.. It said: A ...

Diego Garcia, the largest in the Chagos group in the central Indian Ocean, is about 1,300 miles northeast of Mauritian capital Port Louis.For half a century, it has been a staging area for major ...