Miyabi Joint Venture: Phase One Complete - 50% Ownership for Rift Valley African Eagle Resources plc Incorporated in England and Wales (Registration number 3912362) (AIM share code: AFE AIM ISIN: GB0003394813) (JSE share code: AEA JSE ISIN: GB0003394813) (“African Eagle” or the “Company”) Miyabi Joint Venture: Phase One Complete - 50% Ownership for Rift Valley African Eagle notes the announcement issued on 31 May 2013 by its joint venture partner Rift Valley Resources Ltd. ("Rift Valley”) (formerly known as BrightStar Resources) regarding the Miyabi Gold Project in Tanzania. The Rift Valley Resources announcement states: “Rift Valley Resources Limited (“Rift Valley”) is pleased to announce that, under the terms of the Joint Venture Agreement with African Eagle Resources plc (“African Eagle”) on the Miyabi Gold Project in Tanzania, that Phase One is now complete. African Eagle has acknowledged in writing that Rift Valley has expended in excess of US$3,000,000, prior to October 2013, to comply with terms of the Joint Venture Agreement. The completion of Phase One gives Rift Valley equal ownership in the Miyabi Gold Project with African Eagle. Rift Valley can increase its share of the project to 75% under the terms of the Joint Venture Agreement, or has a pre-emptive right to acquire the remaining share of the project.” For further information, please visit www.africaneagle.co.uk or contact: African Eagle Resources plc Trevor Moss, CEO +44 20 7248 6059 Strand Hanson Limited (NOMAD) Stuart Faulkner Angela Hallett James Dance + 44 20 7409 3494 Ocean Equities Limited (Broker) Guy Wilkes +44 20 7786 4370 Russell & Associates, Johannesburg Charmane Russell or Marion Brower +27 11 880 3924 Sponsor Merchantec Capital 31 May 2013 About African Eagle African Eagle Resources plc is a nickel development and exploration company listed on the London AIM (AFE) and Johannesburg AltX (AEA) stock exchanges. The Company's flagship project is the Dutwa Nickel project in Tanzania located about 25km south of Lake Victoria and 100km east of Mwanza within greenstone gold belts which host many of Tanzania's operating and developing gold mines. Date: 31/05/2013 08:00:00 Produced by the JSE SENS Department. The SENS service is an information dissemination service administered by the JSE Limited ('JSE'). The JSE does not, whether expressly, tacitly or implicitly, represent, warrant or in any way guarantee the truth, accuracy or completeness of the information published on SENS. The JSE, their officers, employees and agents accept no liability for (or in respect of) any direct, indirect, incidental or consequential loss or damage of any kind or nature, howsoever arising, from the use of SENS or the use of, or reliance on, information disseminated through SENS.