A delegation of the Africa Federation led by the Chairman Alhaj Zulfikar Khimji attended the Seventh World Federation Executive Council meeting in Antananarivo, Madagascar.  Subsequently the delegation took the opportunity to hold meetings with the Regional Council and their members Jamaats following which it has been decided to call an Extra-Ordinary Conference in April 2003. 

The Extra Ordinary Conference will inshallah be held before the commencement of the 61^st Supreme Council Session scheduled to be held in Mombasa from 18^th April 2003. 

As per Clause 19 (b) of the Africa Federation Constitution any Jamaat wishing to propose any amendments, alterations or replacements to the Constitution should submit this to the Secretariat at least 45 days before the Conference.  

The Agenda and full details of this Conference will inshallah be sent out by Monday 3^rd March 2003. 

Jamaats are therefore requested to submit any amendments they wish to propose by Sunday 23^rd March 2003.  

BARKAT RAJANI
HON SECRETARY

Encls:

RELEVANT ARTICLES OF THE AFRICA FEDERATION CONSTITUTION PERTAINING TO THIS EXTRA-ORDINARY CONFERENCE 

6.   Each Constituent Jamaat shall be entitled to elect one delegate for every 100 persons of total population of its Jamaat to represent that Jamaat in the Conference (a number less than one hundred shall be deemed for the purpose of this article to be one hundred persons).  Such delegates shall be elected at the general meeting of the Constituent Jamaats and the delegates so elected and present in the Conference shall represent their Constituent Jamaats at the Conference and shall constitute the voting strength of that particular Jamaat. 

PROVIDED THAT the Chairman of a Constituent Jamaat shall have power to appoint a substitute in the place of a delegate of his Jamaat who is unable to attend the Conference and in either case such a substitute shall have all the privileges enjoyed by a delegate. 

9.      Any Constituent Jamaat seeking to move a resolution shall give notice thereof to reach the Secretariat, in the case of an Ordinary Conference 45 days and in the case of an Extra-Ordinary Conference 24 days prior to the date set for such Conference and the Secretariat shall give notice to the Constituent Jamaats within seven days of receipt of such notice.  The Secretariat shall give notice to all Constituent Jamaats of any resolution sought to be moved by the Secretariat in the case of Ordinary Conference 45 days and in the case of an Extra Ordinary Conference 25 days prior to the date set for such Conference. 

19. The Conference shall subject to the laws, rules and regulations of the Federation be the supreme and final authority over all the Councils, Constituent Jamaats, its subsidiary bodies and its individual members and shall have power by a resolution passed by a majority of at least 75 percent of the delegates present at the Conference to: -

b.   amend, alter or replace the Constitution.  Any Constituent Jamaat or the Secretariat desirous of proposing such amendments, alterations or replacements shall submit all or any of these to the Secretariat at least 45 days before the date set for the Conference.

Representation of Jamaats Delegates