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There were cheers from the Chagossians as they set sail for their remote island home. They believe their removal by Britain in the early 1970s was a crime against humanity. The official reason for this boat trip – the first to be organised by Mauritius – is to map the reefs around the archipelago. But this a highly political – some would say provocative move – by the Mauritian government. Chagossian activist Olivier Bancoult (left) has been telling the Â鶹Éç's Andrew Harding about his long-awaited return to the Chagos Islands.

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