A little-known group sold passage to desperate Palestinians who didn’t know their destination, catching the South African government by surprise.

The kidnapping echoed the abduction of the Chibok girls 11 years ago and came as U.S. officials pressed the country to address violence against Christians.

Paramilitaries accused of atrocities pledged to allow international aid and investigators into El Fasher, days after an airstrike hit a United Nations vehicle.

The comments, by a member of Kenya’s ruling party, represent a rebuke of President William Ruto’s government: “Heads must roll.”