"The decisions we have taken here in Dubai will give us a clear direction, shared vision and action plan," said Mr Brahima Sanou at the closing ceremony of the sixth World Telecommunication Development Conference (WTDC-14).

"Here in Dubai, we have noted once more that broadband is key to sustainable socio-economic development," said Sanou.

In 2015 the Global Symposium for Regulators, known as GSR, will take place in Libreville, Gabon. A letter of intent was signed on 1 April 2014 by Mr. Sanou and H.E. Mr. Pastor Ngoua N’Neme, Minister of Communications of Gabon.

​On 1 April, ITU signed an agreement with United States-based INTEL corporation to build skills on telecommunication/ICT technology.

Mr Sanou and Dr Mohammed Ahmed Alamer, Chairman of the Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA) of the Kingdom of Bahrain, co-signed today a Host Country Agreement which will allow the 2014 edition of the Global Symposium for Regulators (GSR) to be held in Bahrain this year.

​A new agreement, launching the second phase of the Connect a School, Connect a Community project,  was signed today by Mr. Brahima Sanou, Director of the ITU Telecommunication Development Bureau and H.E. Dr. Safa Nasser Eldin, Minister of Telecommunications & Information Technology of Palestine.