AWALÉ RESOURCES – 2nd Tranche Financing

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AWALÉ RESOURCES – 2nd Tranche Financing

May 3, 2021 – Vancouver, BC – Awalé Resources Ltd. (TSXV: ARIC) (the “Company”) wishes to

announce that it closed the 1st tranche of its non-brokered private placement financing with the issuance

of 17,207,200 units for gross proceeds of $1,032,430.00. The 17,207,200 common shares issued pursuant

to this closing are subject to a hold period expiring on August 28, 2021 and the 8,601,100 warrants issued

forming part of the unit, are exercisable at $0.12 and will expire on April 27, 2023.

The Company has had increased demand for its private placement initially announced March 31, 2021,

and wishes to announce that, subject to regulatory approval, its second tranche closing will be 37,500,000

units at $0.06 per unit for additional gross proceeds of $2,250,000.

Each Unit will consist of one common share and one-half share purchase warrant; each whole share

purchase warrant will be exercisable at a price of $0.12 to purchase a common share of the Company until

expiry 24 months from issuance. The gross proceeds of the private placement will be used to fund further

development of its Odienné and Bondoukou projects in Cote d’Ivoire and general working capital.

ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS

AWALÉ RESOURCES LTD.

“Glen Parsons”

Glen Parsons, Director

For additional information you are invited to visit the Awalé Resources Limited website at

www.awaleresources.com, or contact Karen Davies, Head of Investor Relations at Tel: 604.314.6270

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TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release. This news release does

not constitute an offer t o sell or a solicitation of an offer to sell any securities in the United States. The securities

have not been and will not be registered under the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “U.S.

Securities Act”) or any state securities laws and may not be offered or sold within the United States or to U.S. Persons

unless registered under the U.S. Securities Act and applicable state securities laws or an exemption from such

registration is available.