Chagos archipelago, Mauritius
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Six Chagossians camping out on the remote desert islands say there are 600 more people ready to join them after the deal to hand over the territory collapsed. Misley Mandarin, the island’s ‘first minister’,
The United Kingdom has shelved a bill that would have handed its sovereignty over the Chagos Islands to Mauritius, a decision that comes after President Donald Trump lambasted the idea as an “act of great stupidity.
Britain has suspended the transfer of the Chagos Archipelago to Mauritius. The deal was withdrawn after US President Donald Trump called it an "act of great stupidity." This was reported on April 11 by Sky News channel.
It is also a legal requirement because the terms of the 1966 UK-US treaty require the UK to maintain sovereignty over the Chagos Islands, thus enabling the base to operate. Unless and until the US agrees to amend that treaty,
The US has blocked a key legal step required for the ratification of the UK's Chagos deal. The archipelago, especially Diego Garcia island, has now become a symbol of the deepening US-UK rift.
The British Indian Ocean Territory (BIOT) is a UK Overseas Territory situated halfway between Tanzania and Indonesia and comprising the seven atolls of the Chagos Archipelago, itself comprising over 1,