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Mr Brahima Sanou was elected Director of the ITU Telecommunication Development Bureau by the Plenipotentiary Conference in 2010 and took office on 1 January 2011. He has more than thirty years of experience in the telecommunication and ICT sector, both at a regional and at an international level. During his ten years as Regional Director, ITU Regional Office for Africa and Liaison Officer to the African Union (AU) and the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA), he contributed to the development of the African telecommunication/ICT sector. Prior to joining the ITU, Mr Sanou held several high-level positions in the Posts and Telecommunication Services in Burkina Faso. He headed Burkina Faso’s delegation in international conferences and as Governor represented 15 African countries on the Board of INTELSAT.
