Mauritian ambassador to UN raises country’s flag above atoll of Peros Banhos
Britain’s ownership of the Chagos archipelago was formally challenged on Monday when the Mauritian ambassador to the UN, Jagdish Koonjul, raised his country’s flag above the atoll of Peros Banhos.
In a ceremony at 10.30am local time, Mauritian officials sang their country’s national anthem and the red, blue, yellow and green standard was raised up the flagpole.
