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The Dispute Over a Remote African Island That Won’t Die

Mauritius has been battling to regain control of the Chagos Islands for the past seven decades.
The UK-US Diego Garcia military base on the Chagos Islands.Source: Pictures from History/Universal Images

Welcome to Next Africa, a daily newsletter on where the continent stands now — and where it’s headed. Sign up here to have it delivered to your email. In today’s edition, we look at the stalled deal to hand sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius. And:

A standoff over the Chagos Islands risks turning nasty, again.