Today, ‎at the ‏Headquarters ‎of Al-Azhar, Prof‎. Ahmad At-Tayyeb, Grand Imam‎‏ ‏‎ ‎of Al-‏Azhar ‏Ash-Sharif, received Mr. ‏Kemoko Diakité‏, the new Senegalese Ambassador to Cairo, to discuss boosting academic and Da’wah ‏relations. The Grand Imam welcomed Mr. Diakité, ‏congratulating him on his new post and wishing him ‏constant success. He also stressed Al-Azhar's keenness to strengthen its role in Senegal and all other African countries, noting that ‏327 Senegalese students are enrolled in ‏different educational stages in Al-Azhar and that Al-Azhar offers 27 academic scholarships annually to Senegalese students. He added that there are 73 Azharite envoys in Senegal and confirmed that Al-Azhar is ‏keen to boost its academic and Da’wah relations with Senegal and ‏contribute to the dissemination of the moderate Azharite curriculum there through its ‏graduates and envoys. He further stated that Al-Azhar is ready to establish an Arabic Language Center in Senegal, in a way that contributes to teaching Senegalese the language of ‏the Glorious Quran and helping them master it. For his part, Mr. ‏ Diakité conveyed to the Grand Imam the greetings of President Macky Sall and ‏his appreciation for the Grand Imam’s efforts to advocate the causes of Islam and the Muslims. He also reiterated President Sall’s ‏ invitation to the Grand Imam to visit Senegal and asserted that the Senegalese ‏government and people look forward to this historic visit.

Mr. Diakité also ‏expressed his confidence and pride in the service and care provided by Al-Azhar to ‏Senegalese students, which is always expected from Al-Azhar ‏Ash-Sharif. He then asserted that Al-Azhar's moderate curriculum has made it a destination for ‏students from Senegal and all other countries of the continent. He concluded that this reflects the great ‏status of Al-Azhar in Egypt and the Musim world.