Will the people of Chagos ever get their islands back?

Published: Feb. 22, 2022, 2 a.m.

Fifty years ago, the British government forcibly evicted all the people living on the Chagos Islands to make way for a US military base. Now, as part of a campaign by Mauritius to highlight its claim to the islands, a small group have returned for a visit \u2013 erecting the Mauritian flag there. Also on the boat was the BBC\u2019s Africa Correspondent, Andrew Harding, who helped us pick apart all the issues involved. \nSo was this just a publicity stunt \u2013 or might it lead to what many of the Chagossians want: for them to be allowed to go home to the islands for good?\n#AfricaDaily\nHost: Alan Kasujja (@Kasujja)\nGuests: Andrew Harding (@AndrewWJHarding)