Meanwhile a group calling itself the "Rassemblement des Forces Democratiques de Guinee" had been phoning international radio stations, and a hitherto unknown spokesman, Mohamed Lamine Fofana, had been claiming the attacks were the work of the Guinean opposition.

BBC: The Guinea conflict explained

He had been working for Somali radio stations and international media but had not been involved in the story in question, the network said.

BBC: Somalia frees rape row journalist

Chief among these will be Afropop Worldwide, a contemporary-music programme that is recorded in Brooklyn and distributed by Public Radio International to more than 100 stations across America.

ECONOMIST: Culture

Internews is an international NGO that sets up and manages community radio stations in parts of Southern Sudan that have limited access to communication.

CNN: Sammy Muraya

Also announced was news that the Ouya will be getting a media player from XBMC, and international radio fans will have access to TuneIn, a service that lets people listen to select radio stations from all over the world.

FORBES: Turns Out the Ouya is Teeny Tiny