Mauritius: Why the Chagos Islands Deal Is Delayed - and Mauritius Is Threatening to Sue the UK

Mauritius: Why the Chagos Islands Deal Is Delayed - and Mauritius Is Threatening to Sue the UK

Analysis - More than a year ago, the UK agreed to grant Mauritius sovereignty over the Chagos Archipelago, which Britain has governed as the British Indian Ocean Territory since 1965. But the treaty to transfer sovereignty has hit choppy waters. The deal has stalled in the UK parliament and Mauritius has now threatened legal action against the UK over the delay.