Mali’s ruling junta announced on Monday it was breaking off from its defence accords with former colonial ruler France, condemning “flagrant violations” of its national sovereignty by the French troops there. The announcement – threatened several times over the past few weeks – was the latest confirmation of deteriorating relations between the junta in Mali and France. Government of Mali has ended defence/ military cooperation agreements with France pic.twitter.com/bW8INFaVo2 — Samira Sawlani (@samirasawlani) “For some time now, the government of the Republic of Mali notes with regret a profou…