AU renews support to Mauritius on Chagos Archipelago

Heads of State and Government of the African Union on Tuesday adopted a resolution renewing the support of the Continent to Mauritius on the Chagos Archipelago in its dispute with the UK. In a communiqué, the Mauritian Foreign Affairs Ministry … Read More

Mauritius insists Chagos Islands are integral part of its territory

Mauritius has insisted that the Chagos Archipelago has always formed and continues to form an integral part of the territory of Mauritius and it does not recognise the so-called “British Indian Ocean Territory”. In a communique issued Saturday in Port … Read More

Mauritius to present Chagos Archipelago issue at the UN General Assembly

Mauritian Prime Minister Anerood Jugnauth will present the Chagos Archipelago issue at the UN General Assembly Summit on Refugees and Migrants, to be held in New York on September 19. Speaking in Port-Louis, the Mauritian capital, Jugnauth expressed his determination … Read More

Mauritius maintains sovereignty over the Chagos archipelago

Mauritian Prime Minister Sir Anerood Jugnauth on Tuesday maintained in Parliament that the Chagos Archipelago, including Diego Garcia, forms and has always formed an integral part of the territory of Mauritius. Replying to a Private Notice Question from the Leader … Read More

Mauritius considers UK and US threat over Chagos “as hostile and totally unacceptable”

Mauritian Prime Minister Sir Anerood Jugnauth on Friday stressed that the intention of Mauritius to seek an Advisory Opinion from the International Court of Justice (ICJ) on the issue of the Chagos “should not be viewed as an unfriendly act … Read More