African Metals Corporation announced that Ms. Sheryl Jones and Mr. Peter Rook-Green have resigned their respective positions as Chief Financial Officer and Corporate Secretary. The company also announced that Gavin Cooper, C.A. has assumed the position of Chief Financial Officer and Secretary of the company. He is a senior executive and Chartered Accountant with over 35 years of experience in all aspects of financial management and administration with public and private companies operating in Canada and abroad.

Mr. Cooper was a Senior Audit Manager at Ernst &Whinney in Vancouver, BC; London, UK; and Cape Town, South Africa. Mr. Cooper currently serves as adirector or CFO and corporate secretary of various TSX Venture-listed companies including Minfocus Exploration Corp., Alternative Earth Resources Inc., Desert Star Resources Ltd. and Pepcap Resources Inc.