Rwandan President Paul Kagame has dismissed ongoing efforts to disarm the FDLR (the Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda — an armed group formed largely by perpetrators of the 1994 Tutsi genocide that has operated for decades in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo) as superficial, saying no initiative has yet tackled the root causes of the threat. Speaking in Kigali on Monday, Kagame warned that Rwanda would remain concerned as long as the group stays active, while Foreign Minister Olivier Nduhungirehe described a recently announced disarmament protocol as a political manoeuvre and a delaying tactic by Kinshasa. The remarks underscore a central point of friction between Rwanda and the DRC as broader regional negotiations seek a lasting settlement to the conflict in eastern Congo.