Diego Garcia
Chagos Islands agreement keeps Diego Garcia base under US control
An agreement between the UK and Mauritius on the Chagos Archipelago is being hailed as a key step in decolonization, but the Diego Garcia island will remain a military base under US control.
A US military base, a British occupation and a UN judgment for the decolonisation of Mauritius
The UK now says that the US military base ‘helps to protect people here in Britain and around the world from terrorist threats, organised crime and piracy’
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