UK cedes sovereignty to Mauritius

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The British Indian Ocean Territory comprises over 1,000 islands in the centre of the Indian Ocean .

It has been controlled by the UK since 1810 when it was seized from the French .

The territory has hosted a strategic military base since the 1960s .

But on 3 October 2024 , London ceded sovereignty over the islands to Mauritius .

There is a significant risk that such vessels will soon ply the waters around the base.

If Mauritius wishes to economically exploit the archipelago, it will need to establish infrastructure on the islands.

The most likely investor in such projects is China , and based on what China has done elsewhere in the Indo-Pacific , its state-owned enterprises will allow it to have pre-staged equipment at these sites.

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