The Government of Labour Prime Minister Keir Starmer agreed Thursday to hand over sovereignty over the British Indian Ocean Territory Chagos Islands to Mauritius after two years of talks to bring ...

Chagos deal sparks uproar as the U.K. pays 30 billion pounds to Mauritius, loses critical territory and gives way to China's ...

Dame Priti Patel asked whether ministers ‘are afraid’ of Labour backbenchers, who might ‘force them into another embarrassing ...

PORT LOUIS, Mauritius — For a glimpse of their future competition, Los Angeles garment makers shouldn’t look just at the booming factories of southern China. Here on this tiny tropical island ...

Britain and Mauritius are finalizing a deal to transfer sovereignty over the Chagos Islands, a U.K. territory that is home to a major U.S. military base.

The island nation of Mauritius is trying to wedge itself between Washington and London in a diplomatic drive for control of a group of British-ruled islands — one of which has been leased to the ...

The British Indian Ocean Territory (BIOT) is a British overseas territory of the United Kingdom situated in the Indian Ocean halfway between Tanzania and Indonesia. Mauritius wants control over ...

The real challenge facing the Mauritian government is how to turn a diplomatic triumph into sustainable economic development.

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (CN) — A United Nations maritime tribunal ruled Friday on a border dispute between two Indian Ocean neighbors, effectively splitting some 37,000 square miles between them..

The Maldives has staked a surprise claim to the Chagos Islands, challenging ongoing negotiations between the UK and Mauritius over the strategically vital territory. President Mohamed Muizzu has ...

Mauritius and the French territory of Réunion have been hit by torrential rain and flooding brought on by Cyclone Belal. Houses have been without power and running water as the storm sweeps ...

According to the 2012 – 2013 Global Competitiveness report, Mauritius is the second highest ranked country in Africa after South Africa. It also has the highest adult literacy rate in Africa. People ...