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May 17, 2016
BBC News Africa
Mauritian Prime Minister Sir Anerood Jugnauth has threatened to take the UK
to the International Court of Justice over the sovereignty of the Chagos
Islands.
He told parliament in Port Louis that the UK must tell Mauritius by the end
of June when it will return the archipelago, otherwise it will go to court.
The islands were part of Mauritius until 1965, which was at the time a
British territory.
Britain then made it a separate territory, expelled the islanders and
allowed the US to set up a naval base on one of the islands - Diego Garcia.
Sir Anerood told parliament:
"[The British] pretend to be freedom lovers but their philosophy is might
is right.”
[image: Campaigners for Chagos Islanders]AFP
Former residents of the Chagos Islands have been campaigning to return there
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Ann Marie
"The art of living consists of knowing what to pay attention to and what to
ignore." -- Mardy Grothe
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