Britain issues removal orders to four who landed on Chagos atoll

FILE PHOTO: FILE PHOTO: People protest outside the High Court where Chagossian campaigners are challenging the British government's deal to transfer sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius, in London, Britain, October 28, 2025. REUTERS/Hiba Kola/File Photo/File Photo

NAIROBI, Feb 18 (Reuters) - British authorities ⁠on Wednesday issued removal orders against four Chagossianswho landed this week on ⁠a remote atoll in the Chagos Archipelago in a move they ‌hoped would complicate British plans to transfer the territory to Mauritius.

The four landed on Monday on Ile du Coin, part of the Peros Banhos atoll, with more expected to join them in what ​would be a permanent settlement.