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Diego Garcia

No easy courses for Chagos consensus on sovereignty and security

Op-eds

No easy courses for Chagos consensus on sovereignty and security

By Timothy Walker

The melancholy legacy of empire as the sun goes down on Britain’s last pink bits on the map

South Africa

The melancholy legacy of empire as the sun goes down on Britain’s last pink bits on the map

By Bryan Rostron

Big step, small win as UK and Mauritius reach agreement on Chagos Islands

Op-eds

Big step, small win as UK and Mauritius reach agreement on Chagos Islands

By Ottilia Anna Maunganidze

The UK seems ready to return its so-called ‘last British colony in Africa’

Africa

The UK seems ready to return its so-called ‘last British colony in Africa’

By Peter Fabricius

Last Outpost: Tiny Indian Ocean archipelago stares down the mighty Blighty

Africa

Last Outpost: Tiny Indian Ocean archipelago stares down the mighty Blighty

By Kristen Van Schie

Chagos Islands: Britain’s last African outpost shows why independence was necessary

Africa

Chagos Islands: Britain’s last African outpost shows why independence was necessary

By Simon Allison