oured ▁with ▁a ▁post hum ous ▁award ▁for ▁Ex cell ence ▁in ▁Broadcast ing . ▁ ▁Hon our ing ▁Dum or ' s ▁legacy , ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁the ▁BBC ▁launched ▁the ▁BBC ▁World ▁News ▁Kom la ▁Dum or ▁Award , ▁presented ▁each ▁year ▁" to ▁an ▁out standing ▁individual ▁living ▁and ▁working ▁in ▁Africa , ▁who ▁comb ines ▁strong ▁journal ism ▁skills , ▁on ▁air ▁fla ir , ▁and ▁an ▁exception al ▁talent ▁in ▁telling ▁African ▁stories ▁with ▁the ▁amb ition ▁and ▁potential ▁to ▁become ▁a ▁star ▁of ▁the ▁future ." ▁The ▁award ▁was ▁presented ▁to ▁U g and an ▁journalist ▁Nancy ▁K ac ung ira ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁Niger ian ▁journalist ▁Did i ▁Ak iny el ure ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁Niger ian ▁journalist ▁Am ina ▁Y ug uda ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁Ken yan ▁journalist ▁W ah iga ▁M wa ura ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 8 ▁and ▁U g and an ▁journalist ▁Sol omon ▁Ser wan j ja ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 9 . ▁The ▁winner ▁is ▁given ▁a ▁three - month ▁training ▁and ▁development ▁contract ▁in ▁BBC ▁News . ▁ 2 ▁books ▁launched ▁to ▁honor ▁Kom la . ▁The ▁books , ▁‘ The ▁Dream er ’ ▁and ▁‘ K om la ▁Dum or ▁in ▁His ▁Element ’ ▁both ▁focus ▁on ▁the ▁late ▁BBC ▁and ▁Joy ▁FM ▁broad c aster ; ▁his ▁life ▁and ▁his ▁work . ▁ ▁It ' s ▁been ▁six ▁years