Chagos Islands: Africa’s last British colony?

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Chagos Islands: Africa’s last British colony?

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Sep 24, 2020

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Evicted from paradise. Fifty years ago, the UK forced the Chagossian people to leave their island homes, to make way for a US military base. Will they ever be allowed to return for good? This is the story of eviction, exile, and the long-running battle over the Chagos islands.
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Sep 24, 2020

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Chagos Islands: Africa’s last British colony?

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