6 votes Britain fights Mauritius over Chagos, its last African colony Posted September 9, 2018 by spit-evil-olive-tips Tags: united kingdom, geopolitics, colonialism, chagos islands, diego garcia, africa, colonies, author.kemi lijadu, source.quartz, paywall https://qz.com/africa/1383455/britain-fights-mauritius-over-chagos-its-last-african-colony/ Link information This data is scraped automatically and may be incorrect. Published Sep 9 2018 Word count 423 words 1 comment Collapse replies Expand all Comments sorted by most votes newest first order posted relevance OK spit-evil-olive-tips (OP) September 9, 2018 Link Despite being a British colony on paper, the main geopolitical significance is that the Chagos Islands are home to Diego Garcia, a key US military base in the Indian Ocean since the 1970s. More... Despite being a British colony on paper, the main geopolitical significance is that the Chagos Islands are home to Diego Garcia, a key US military base in the Indian Ocean since the 1970s. More recently, the remote location made it one of the places used by the CIA for torturing terrorism suspects. 3 votes
spit-evil-olive-tips (OP) September 9, 2018 Link Despite being a British colony on paper, the main geopolitical significance is that the Chagos Islands are home to Diego Garcia, a key US military base in the Indian Ocean since the 1970s. More... Despite being a British colony on paper, the main geopolitical significance is that the Chagos Islands are home to Diego Garcia, a key US military base in the Indian Ocean since the 1970s. More recently, the remote location made it one of the places used by the CIA for torturing terrorism suspects. 3 votes
Despite being a British colony on paper, the main geopolitical significance is that the Chagos Islands are home to Diego Garcia, a key US military base in the Indian Ocean since the 1970s. More recently, the remote location made it one of the places used by the CIA for torturing terrorism suspects.