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African Energy Metals Provides an Update ON Mali Acquisition

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African Energy Metals Inc. Suite 401, 750 West Pender Street, Vancouver, B.C., Canada, V6C 2T7 1

AFRICAN ENERGY METALS PROVIDES AN UPDATE ON MALI ACQUISITION

Vancouver, British Columbia - (February 23, 2023) – African Energy Metals Inc. (TSXV:

CUCO; FSE: BC2; OTCQB: NDENF; WKN: A3DEJG) (“ African Energy Metals” or the

“Company ”) is pleased to provide an update on the transformative Mali polymetallic acquisition

announced in a news release dated January 18, 2023. The proposed acquisition is of all the issued

and outstanding shares of Delta Exploration Mali SA RL from a wholly owned subsidiary of

GoviEx Uranium Inc. (TSX-V: GXU; OTCQX: GVXXF). Delta holds three exploration licenses

in Mali, West Africa totalling 225 kms² (the “ Licenses ”) known as the Falea project. The Licenses

have significant uranium, copper, and silver resources in the Indicated and Inferred categories and

remain open for expansion in most directions.1 Over 235,000 m of drilling has been completed by

previous owners and only 5% of the Licenses have been explored. Falea is in the proximity of the

B2 Gold Fekola mine and the IAM Gold Siribaya deposit.

The Company has made substantial progress on the ac quisition. The conditional approval of the

TSX Venture Exchange was received on January 31, 2023, and the Company is confident it will

be able to satisfy the TSXV’s conditions prior to the March 15, 2023 anticipated closing date. The

Company is in the process of having the 2015 NI 43- 101 Technical Report on Falea updated as

requested by the TSXV. After closing the acquisition, African Energy Metals will retain Mineral

Management Consulting SARL (“MMC”) to advise on all matters relating to operations and

compliance in Mali. MMC is in the capital city Bama ko and is owned and operated by an

experienced senior consultant with expertise in gov ernmental relations and mining license

renewals in Mali.

Mr. Stephen Barley, Executive Chairman commented: “We are pleased with our progress to date

on the Falea acquisition and will continue working towards a successful conclusion.”

About African Energy Metals

African Energy Metals is a natural resource company with a focus on the acquisition, exploration,

development, and operation of uranium, copper, coba lt, and lithium energy metals projects in

Africa. African Energy Metals has the intention of acquiring interests in additional concessions or

relinquishing concessions in the normal course of b usiness. African Energy Metals has an

experienced management team located in the DRC.

1 “Technical Report on the Falea Uranium, Silver and Copper Deposit, Mali, West Africa dated October 26, 2015

authored by Mark B. Mathisen, C.P.G. “

African Energy Metals Inc. Suite 401, 750 West Pender Street, Vancouver, B.C., Canada, V6C 2T7 2

For further information, please contact:

Stephen Barley, Executive Chairman

Phone: +1-604-428-7050

Email: [email protected]

Website: www.africanenergymetals.com

Reader Advisory

Neither TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in policies of the TSX Venture

Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.

This news release may contain “forward-looking information” within the meaning of applicable securities laws. Although

the Company believes, considering the experience of its officers and directors, current conditions and expected future

developments and other factors that have been consi dered appropriate, that the expectations reflected in this forward-

looking information are reasonable, undue reliance should not be placed on them as the Company can give no assurance

that they will prove to be correct including the closing of the acquisition and satisfying TSXV requirements. The statements

in this press release are made as of the date of th is release. The Company undertakes no obligation t o comment on

analyses, expectations or statements made by third parties in respect of the Company its securities, o r its financial or

operating results.