{"id":48582,"date":"2024-11-30T13:42:37","date_gmt":"2024-11-30T13:42:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/mauritius\/all-news\/mauritius-prime-minister-wants-chagos-islands-deal-with-uk-reviewed"},"modified":"2024-11-30T13:59:50","modified_gmt":"2024-11-30T13:59:50","slug":"mauritius-prime-minister-wants-chagos-islands-deal-with-uk-reviewed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/mauritius\/all-news\/mauritius-prime-minister-wants-chagos-islands-deal-with-uk-reviewed","title":{"rendered":"Mauritius prime minister wants Chagos Islands deal with UK reviewed"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Mauritius. <\/strong><\/span>Mauritius&#8217; Prime Minister said he has ordered an independent review of an agreement with the United Kingdom which returns control of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius.<\/p>\n<p>Navin Ramgoolam told parliament that the findings would be tabled before the cabinet for consideration.<\/p>\n<p>Under the deal which is yet to be signed, the UK would surrender the Islands to Mauritius but keep Diego Garcia which houses a major base for US and UK troops.<\/p>\n<p>The deal was agreed in October before Ramgoolam shot to power with his Change Coalition in elections in November.<\/p>\n<p>During campaigning, Ramgoolam and his allies criticized the agreement as &#8216;sell-out&#8217; by former Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth.<\/p>\n<p>The Chagos islands, an archipelago of about 60 islands have been under British control since 1814.<\/p>\n<p>In a 2019 advisory opinion, the International Court of Justice determined that the U.K. had illegally divided Mauritius, prompting a UN resolution criticizing London&#8217;s &#8216;colonization&#8217; of the islands.<\/p>\n<p>The deal, which paves the way for the potential return of people who were forcibly removed from the islands has been criticized by the UK opposition.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Mauritius<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Mauritius. 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