A deal signals a new chapter for Chagossians, and one of the world’s largest marine no-fishing zones

A deal signals a new chapter for Chagossians, and one of the world’s largest marine no-fishing zones

POINTE AUX SABLES, Mauritius — The mood was equal parts celebratory and somber among the 300-odd Chagossians who came together at a community center in Pointe aux Sables, Mauritius, in June. An agreement signed in May, now awaiting ratification in the U.K., transfers sovereignty of the Chagos Archipelago from the U.K., which currently controls it, to Mauritius. About six decades ago , the U.K. expelled the inhabitants of Chagos to make way for a…