Mauritius, Chagos Archipelago

UK moves closer to Chagos Islands deal with Mauritius
Le Week-End, a Mauritian newspaper, reported on Sunday that the two countries could announce a deal early this week after the UK agreed to the front-loading of payments. British officials said that while “a deal is there to be done, it’s not done yet”.
UK, Mauritius Agree on Front-Load Pay for Chagos, Week-End Says
The UK has agreed to the Mauritian request for a front-loading payment of the lease compensation of 90 million pounds ($110 million) per year as a sweetener to the Chagos islands deal, the Week-End newspaper reported on Sunday.
Mauritius in 'no rush' to secure Chagos Island deal despite Starmer's desire to conclude agreement before Trump presidency
Mauritius is reportedly in “no rush” to secure a Chagos Island deal with the UK before Donald Trump takes office. Officials have told The Telegraph that the Mauritian government is pushing for more money,
Mauritius ‘in no rush’ to secure Chagos deal with UK despite looming Trump presidency
Mauritius is in “no rush” to secure a Chagos Islands deal with the UK and is still pushing for more money, officials have told The Telegraph.
Labour ex-minister in call to withdraw from ‘irresponsible’ Chagos Islands deal
Surrendering UK sovereignty of the Chagos Islands is an “irresponsible act”, a Labour former minister has said, backing calls for the Government to withdraw from a deal over the territory. Admiral Lord West of Spithead,
UK Weighs Front-Loading Payments for Mauritius in Chagos Deal
The UK is considering front-loading its funding package for Mauritius as part of a sweetened deal ceding sovereignty of the Chagos islands, including a key UK-US military base, to the Indian Ocean nation.
UK Offers to Frontload Payments to Mauritius in Held Up Chagos Island Deal | Firstpost Africa
UK Offers to Frontload Payments to Mauritius in Held Up Chagos Island Deal | Firstpost Africa The United Kingdom is doing everything possible to save its Chagos deal. It has reportedly offered to frontload a tranche of payments to Mauritius to finalise the draft deal over the sovereignty of the Chagos islands.
UK offers to frontload payments in Chagos Islands talks
The UK government has offered to frontload a tranche of payments to Mauritius in order to finalise the draft deal over the sovereignty of the Chagos Islands, according to people familiar with the talks.
UK offers to FRONTLOAD Mauritius payments to conclude Chagos Islands deal before Trump inauguration
The UK has offered to frontload payments to Mauritius in a bid to finalise the contentious Chagos Islands deal before Donald Trump's inauguration on January 20. Britain is offering to pay several years' worth of the £90million annual lease payments upfront for Diego Garcia,
Chagos deal: As UK and Mauritius spar over money, Starmer stares at his Rwanda Plan stalemate
As Mauritius has reportedly asked the United Kingdom for more money for the Chagos Islands deal and billions in reparations, ...
Lammy refuses to rule out keeping Chagos Islands
Foreign Secretary says ‘it takes two sides to get there’ when questioned on proposed pact that would see Britain give islands ...
The Chagos plan is fast turning into Labour’s Rwanda debacle
Failure often occurs little by little, then all of a sudden. This feels increasingly true of the UK’s attempt to cede ...
Eye-watering cost of Keir Starmer’s disastrous Chagos Island deal revealed
The Government has been slammed after the cost of their plans to hand the Chagos Islands over to Mauritius was revealed.
Former Navy chief urges Starmer to abandon ‘irresponsible’ Chagos deal
Admiral Lord West of Spithead says ‘it’s difficult to fathom’ why Labour has decided to cede control of a strategic ...