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Chagos island deal: Mauritius PM queries 99-year lease duration

Chagos island deal: Mauritius PM queries 99-year lease duration

The prime minister said the medium and long-term interests of the country should be considered.

Chagos Islands: Mauritius seeks review in blow to UK deal

Chagos Islands: Mauritius seeks review in blow to UK deal

Prime Minister Navin Ramgoolam, who won an election this month, has expressed doubts about the agreement.

Mauritius opposition leader Ramgoolam sworn in as PM

Mauritius opposition leader Ramgoolam sworn in as PM

Navin Ramgoolam previously served as prime minister from 1995 to 2000 and 2005 to 2014.

Displaced Chagossians reject UK-Mauritius deal over US military base

Displaced Chagossians reject UK-Mauritius deal over US military base

The UK and Mauritius announced an agreement to end British rule over the Chagos islands, but a US military base will remain there for the next 99 years.

UK gives sovereignty of Chagos islands to Mauritius

UK gives sovereignty of Chagos islands to Mauritius

In the early 1970s, Britain evicted almost 2,000 residents to make way for an airbase which it had leased to the United States in 1966.