Mauritius’ newly elected Prime Minister Navinchandra Ramgoolam has said the deal his predecessor negotiated with the UK over the future of the Chagos Islands isn’t good enough. Britain agreed to hand over sovereignty of the islands to Mauritius in order to end a decades-long dispute at the United Nations. But Mr Ramgoolam told parliament that the current agreement “would not produce the benefits the nation could expect”. This is a major setback for British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, who is also facing extreme pushback from Chagossians living in the UK. Stuart Smith reports.
