On January 8, 2010, an ambush claimed by Angolan separatist rebels against Togo's national football team killed one person and injured at least nine others. The attack occurred as the team traveled to Angola's troubled Cabinda region to compete in the 2010 Africa Cup of Nations.

The Angolan government should ensure freedom of the press as host of the Africa Cup of Nations.

Southern African leaders should press Zimbabwe's power-sharing government to end ongoing human rights violations and to implement legal reforms.

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton should emphasize human rights on her seven-nation trip to Africa.

Human Rights Watch writes to Secretary of State Clinton in advance of her seven-nation tour of Africa to urge her to emphasize good governance, respect for human rights, and the rule of law.

The Angolan government should immediately end the unlawful detention and torture of people suspected of rebel activities in the oil-rich enclave province of Cabinda.

The government should address the failings in the 2008 parliamentary elections and ensure that the resounding victory of the ruling Popular Movement for the Liberation of Angola (MPLA) does not translate into further restrictions of civil and political freedoms.

The Angolan government should urgently end torture and unfair trials in state security cases. Fourteen civilians who were arbitrarily detained and tortured in military custody are currently being held on security charges in the Angolan enclave of Cabinda.