According to the Voice of America(VOA), officials in Ghana say they have captured nearly 70 paramilitary troops loyal to incumbent Ivorian President Laurent Gbagbo who crossed the border with weapons.

One man who surrendered told authorities that he was stationed in the town of Adzope when Mr. Ouattara's forces attacked last week.

Pro-Ouattara fighters moved quickly across much of Ivory Coast during the past week in their advance on Abidjan, but they do not control all of Mr. Gbagbo's main base of support in southeast provinces.

Mr. Gbagbo's security forces control the main southern border crossing with Ghana. They turned back reporters on Sunday with shouts that French President Nicholas Sarkozy and U.S. President Barack Obama want to kill Africans for their oil.