Komla Dumor, one of Ghanas best-known journalists, has died suddenly in London where he was working for the British Broadcasting Corporation.Dumor, who was 41, died of a heart attack, according to the BBC on Saturday. He was a presenter on BBC World News and its Focus on Africa programme.The Ghanaian President, John Dramani Mahama, mourned Dumors death, posting on Twitter, Our nation has lost one of its finest ambassadors.Dumor joined BBC World Service radio in 2007, four years after winning the Ghana Journalist of the Year, for the first time.In a statement posted on the BBC website, the television broadcasters Global News Director Peter Horrocks said Dumor was a leading light of African journalism.Africas energy and enthusiasm seemed to shine through every story Komla told, the statement read.In his last post on Facebook, where he has about 107,000 followers, Dumor said he was looking forward to interviewing a former South Sudan child soldier and musician Emmanuel JAL, in his television programme.Learning of Dumors death, the musician said on Twitter, Oh no, this is sad, may he rest in peace, I cant believe.
Posted on: Sun, 19 Jan 2014 08:10:06 +0000
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