The agreement between the United Kingdom and Mauritius to transfer sovereignty of the Chagos Archipelago, while retaining a ...

The more than $135.6 million yearly lease for Diego Garcia, in a number revealed Thursday for the first time, will have a net value of cumulative payments of around $4.5 billion to Mauritius.

Mauritius is not going to give that to us." The Chagos Islands have been under British control since 1814. In 1965, Britain separated them from Mauritius, which became independent in 1968.

Starmer said the deal to secure the U.K.-U.S. military base in Diego Garcia — to be leased for more than $100 million a year — is vital for Britain's defense, intelligence and national security.

The Chagos Archipelago became a British territory in 1814. In 1965, the U.K. formally separated the islands from its then-colony Mauritius, before Mauritius gained independence three years later. In ...

The Chagos Archipelago became a British territory in 1814. In 1965, the U.K. formally separated the islands from its then-colony Mauritius, before Mauritius gained independence three years later.