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World Service,2 mins
'It will be very emotional': Why a group of Chagossians is saling back home after 50 years
Focus on AfricaAvailable for over a year
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 Âé¶¹Éç's Andrew Harding about his long-awaited return to the Chagos Islands. Photo credit: Âé¶¹Éç
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