CONGO and Rwanda have submitted a draft peace proposal as part of a United States-led process that could end fighting in resource-rich eastern Congo, a US official said on Monday.

US President Donald Trump’s senior adviser for Africa and the Middle East, Massad Boulos, said on social media that he welcomed the draft text “received from both the Congo and Rwanda,” calling it “an important step.”

Details of the draft were not immediately clear, including whether it offers to provide easier access for the US to the region’s critical minerals — something Congolese President Felix Tshisekedi has mentioned in return for US intervening in the hostilities.