Clashes continue in the Ivory Coast between forces loyal to incumbent President Laurent Gbagbo and internationally recognized president-elect Alassane Ouattara. Anti-Gbagbo forces have captured a number of strategic towns on the nation’s eastern and western fronts. The United Nations, meanwhile, is accusing forces loyal to Gbagbo of killing a dozen people in the city of Abidjan on Monday. More than a million people are said to have fled Abidjan since the conflict began. Melissa Fleming of the U.N.’s High Commissioner for Refugees office said aid agencies are preparing for a flood of refugees to neighboring Ghana.

Melissa Fleming: “We are bracing for significant arrivals in Ghana, should the situation in Abidjan get worse. There has been a jump. There are over 3,000 refugees who have come into Ghana so far. And also, in countries like Togo, Burkina Faso, we are also preparing for new arrivals.”