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<strong>May 4, 2011 (AOI – TSXV, AOI - NASDAQ OMX) … Africa Oil
Corp. </strong>(“Africa Oil” or “the Corporation”)
announces that the Annual General Meeting of the Company will be held in the
Africa Oil offices at Suite 2101, 885 West Georgia Street, Vancouver, B.C. on
May 30, 2011 at 10:00 a.m. (Vancouver time) for the following purposes:</p>
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To receive the consolidated audited financial statements of the Corporation
for the year ended December 31, 2010, together with the report of the
auditors' thereon;</li>
<li>
To appoint PricewaterhouseCoopers, LLP as auditor of the Corporation to hold
office until the next Annual General Meeting, at a remuneration to be fixed by
the directors of the Corporation;</li>
<li>
To elect directors to hold office until the next Annual General Meeting of
the Corporation; and</li>
<li>
To consider and, if thought fit, approve an ordinary resolution ratifying and
confirming the Corporation’s existing 10% Rolling Stock Option Plan.</li>
</ol>
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The Company’s financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2010,
management information circular and voting instruction form are available on
SEDAR (www.sedar.com) and on the Corporation’s website
(www.africaoilcorp.com).   Holders of Euroclear Registered Securities
(“ERSs”) of Africa Oil may access the management information
circular and voting instruction form on the website established by Euroclear
Sweden AB at www.procuratia.com/africaoil.  Additional voting information,
including the voting instruction form, will also be mailed to ERS holders by
Euroclear.</p>
<p>
Africa Oil Corp. is a Canadian oil and gas company with assets in Kenya,
Ethiopia and Puntland (Somalia). Africa Oil's East African holdings are in
within a world-class exploration play fairway with a total gross land package
in this prolific region in excess of 325,000 square kilometers. The East
African Rift Basin system is one of the last of the great rift basins to be
explored. New discoveries have been announced on all sides of Africa Oil's
virtually unexplored land position including the major Albert Graben oil
discovery in neighbouring Uganda. Similar to the Albert Graben play model,
Africa Oil's concessions have older wells, a legacy database, and host
numerous oil seeps indicating a proven petroleum system. Good quality existing
seismic show robust leads and prospects throughout Africa Oil's project
areas. The Company is listed on the TSX Venture Exchange and on First North at
NASDAQ OMX-Stockholm under the symbol "AOI".</p>
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<p>
FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS</p>
<p>
Certain statements made and information contained herein constitute
"forward-looking information" (within the meaning of applicable
Canadian securities legislation). Such statements and information (together,
"forward looking statements") relate to future events or the
Company's future performance, business prospects or opportunities.
Forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements with
respect to estimates of reserves and or resources, future production levels,
future capital expenditures and their allocation to exploration and development
activities, future drilling and other exploration and development activities,
ultimate recovery of reserves or resources and dates by which certain areas
will be explored, developed or reach expected operating capacity, that are
based on forecasts of future results, estimates of amounts not yet determinable
and assumptions of management.</p>
<p>
All statements other than statements of historical fact may be forward-looking
statements. Statements concerning proven and probable reserves and resource
estimates may also be deemed to constitute forward-looking statements and
reflect conclusions that are based on certain assumptions that the reserves and
resources can be economically exploited. Any statements that express or involve
discussions with respect to predictions, expectations, beliefs, plans,
projections, objectives, assumptions or future events or performance (often,
but not always, using words or phrases such as "seek",
"anticipate", "plan", "continue", "estimate",
"expect, "may", "will", "project",
"predict", "potential", "targeting", "intend",
"could", "might", "should", "believe" and
similar expressions) are not statements of historical fact and may be
"forward-looking statements". Forward-looking statements involve known
and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause actual
results or events to differ materially from those anticipated in such
forward-looking statements. The Company believes that the expectations
reflected in those forward-looking statements are reasonable, but no assurance
can be given that these expectations will prove to be correct and such
forward-looking statements should not be unduly relied upon. The Company does
not intend, and does not assume any obligation, to update these forward-looking
statements, except as required by applicable laws. These forward-looking
statements involve risks and uncertainties relating to, among other things,
changes in oil prices, results of exploration and development activities,
uninsured risks, regulatory changes, defects in title, availability of
materials and equipment, timeliness of government or other regulatory
approvals, actual performance of facilities, availability of financing on
reasonable terms, availability of third party service providers, equipment and
processes relative to specifications and expectations and unanticipated
environmental impacts on operations. Actual results may differ materially from
those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements.</p>
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ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD</p>
<p>
“Keith C. Hill”</p>
<p>
President and CEO</p>
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 </p>
<p>
For further information, please contact:  Sophia Shane, Corporate
Development (604) 689-7842.</p>
<p>
Africa Oil's Certified Advisor on First North is E. Öhman J:or
Fondkommission AB.</p>
<p>
Neither the TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that
term is defined in the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts
responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.</p>
