He is a leading member of the Tijaniya Brotherhood in Senegal, and an important analyst of society, the state and Islam in West Africa.. Abdoul Aziz Kébé is an active figure in Senegalese civil society, campaigning for women’s rights, against female circumcision, and for the prevention of AIDS/HIV. He is well known and well connected with universities, religious institutions and leaders in West Africa and the Middle East. Abdoul Aziz Kébé has worked as an expert and consultant for different international organisations and UN bodies. In cooperation with the ICRC, he runs a laboratory for post-graduate students in his university under the title "Islam - sociétés en mutation". As an external expert, advisor and friend of the ICRC, he has attended several networking meetings organised by the global affairs unit in Africa since 2006.