ien ces , ▁broadcast ▁on ▁BBC ▁World ▁News , ▁has ▁established ▁himself ▁as ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁emer ging ▁African ▁faces ▁of ▁global ▁broadcast ing . ▁As ▁a ▁lead ▁present er ▁for ▁BBC ▁World , ▁Dum or ▁has ▁considerable ▁influence ▁on ▁how ▁the ▁continent ▁is ▁covered ." ▁ ▁At ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁his ▁death , ▁Dum or ▁was ▁the ▁only ▁West ▁African ▁news reader ▁on ▁BBC ▁World ▁News . ▁In ▁the ▁words ▁of ▁BBC ▁Radio ▁ 4 ▁Today ▁and ▁BBC ▁News ▁present er ▁M ish al ▁Hus ain , ▁" K om la ▁developed ▁his ▁own ▁unique ▁on ▁air ▁style , ▁se am lessly ▁moved ▁between ▁TV ▁and ▁radio ▁and ▁influenced ▁Africa ▁coverage ▁across ▁the ▁BBC ." ▁He ▁was ▁also ▁described ▁by ▁Peter ▁Hor ro cks , ▁the ▁BBC ' s ▁global ▁news ▁director , ▁as ▁" a ▁leading ▁light ▁of ▁African ▁journal ism ▁– ▁committed ▁to ▁telling ▁the ▁story ▁of ▁Africa ▁as ▁it ▁really ▁is ." ▁ ▁He ▁conducted ▁inter views ▁with ▁a ▁wide ▁range ▁of ▁high - profile ▁figures , ▁including ▁K of i ▁Ann an , ▁Bill ▁G ates ▁and ▁Ch im am anda ▁N go zi ▁Ad ich ie , ▁and ▁the ▁many ▁important ▁news ▁stories ▁that ▁he ▁anch ored ▁included ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁World ▁Cup ▁in ▁South ▁Africa , ▁President ▁Bar ack ▁Ob ama ' s ▁trip ▁to ▁Africa , ▁and ▁the ▁fun eral ▁of ▁Nelson ▁Mand ela . ▁ ▁Personal ▁life ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 1 ▁Dum or ▁married ▁K w ans ema ▁Qu