The Mauritian ambassador to the United Nations led a ceremony on the island of Peros Banhos, where a pre-recorded message from the Mauritian prime minister was played through a loud speaker.

Another flag was raised on the island of Salomon.

The islands are controlled by Britain but claimed by Mauritius.

The flag-raising was the culmination of a trip organised by the Mauritian government, which included a group of Chagossians evicted from the islands by the British government 50 years ago.