▁October ▁ 1 9 7 2 ▁– ▁ 1 8 ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 4 ) ▁was ▁a ▁Gh ana ian ▁journalist ▁who ▁worked ▁for ▁BBC ▁World ▁News ▁and ▁was ▁the ▁main ▁present er ▁of ▁its ▁programme ▁F ocus ▁on ▁Africa . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁and ▁education ▁ ▁Dum or ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Acc ra , ▁Gh ana . ▁His ▁father , ▁Ernest ▁Dum or , ▁was ▁a ▁professor ▁of ▁soci ology ▁and ▁his ▁mother , ▁Cec elia ▁Dum or , ▁had ▁a ▁master ' s ▁degree ▁in ▁Mass ▁Communic ation . ▁His ▁grand father ▁was ▁Philip ▁G be ho , ▁composer ▁of ▁the ▁music ▁of ▁Gh ana ian ▁national ▁anth em , ▁and ▁his ▁uncle , ▁James ▁Victor ▁G be ho , ▁is ▁a ▁leading ▁Gh ana ian ▁diplom at . ▁Dum or ▁initially ▁studied ▁pre - cl in ical ▁medicine ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Jos , ▁Niger ia , ▁but ▁left ▁for ▁his ▁home ▁country ▁where ▁he ▁started ▁as ▁a ▁medical ▁student ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Gh ana ▁but ▁later ▁graduated ▁with ▁a ▁B Sc . ▁in ▁Soci ology ▁and ▁Psych ology , ▁and ▁from ▁Harvard ▁University ' s ▁John ▁F . ▁Kennedy ▁School ▁of ▁Government ▁with ▁a ▁Master ' s ▁of ▁Public ▁Administration . ▁ ▁His ▁sister ▁is ▁M aw u ena ▁Tre bar h , ▁former ▁Chief ▁Executive ▁Officer ▁of ▁the ▁Gh ana ▁In vest ment ▁Prom otion ▁Centre ▁( G IP C ) ▁and ▁his ▁brother ▁is ▁Dr . ▁Kor sh ie ▁Dum or , ▁a ▁medical