Why is the UK handing the Chagos Islands back to Mauritius?
After 50 years of having control over the Chagos Islands, the United Kingdom is finally returning the sacred archipelago to the Chagossian people. The islands belong now to the country of Mauritius, which was taken over by the UK in 1814. When Maritus gained independence from the UK, the UK detached the Chagos Islands to create the British Indian Ocean… Read more »