The Latest Breaking News from Mauritius

The governments of Britain and Mauritius have reached a final deal to settle the future of the Chagos Islands but have been barred from signing it by a British judge

British PM Keir Starmer hails deal, which allows UK to retain control of strategic UK-US airbase, as ‘absolutely vital’.

The High Court in London said it would examine Thursday the UK government's deal to return the remote Chagos Islands to Mauritius after imposing a last-minute block on the accord.

The deal would see Britain give up sovereignty of the island territory to Mauritius and lease back a crucial military base there.

A British court has blocked the U.K. from transferring sovereignty over the Chagos Islands to Mauritius, hours hours before the agreement was due to be signed

Starmer says there’s ‘no alternative’ and defends cost, saying it is ‘part and parcel of using Britain’s reach to keep us safe at home’

After months of wrangling, Keir Starmer has finally signed a treaty to hand over the territory to Mauritius with Donald Trump’s blessing

The prime minister is due to attend a virtual handover ceremony with Mauritian officials on Thursday, according to reports

The deal to hand the Chagos Islands over to Mauritius is expected to cost the UK £101million a year

President Donald Trump’s executive order withdrawing the US from the Paris Agreement raises the question of the implications for small African Indian Ocean island states.

The Plastic Odyssey left France two years ago with the objective of finding ways to reduce marine plastic pollution in the 30 countries most affected. The vessel is currently in the Indian Ocean, exploring islands including Réunion and Mauritius. It is due to arrive in Madagascar on Tuesday.