East Africa Metals Settles Lawsuit for Finder's Fee

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwired - April 15, 2015) - East Africa Metals Inc. (TSX VENTURE:EAM) ("East Africa" or the "Company") announces that a settlement has been concluded with Harpreet "Harp" Sangha, who filed a notice of civil claim seeking damages of $16 million based on his alleged entitlement to a finder's fee in connection with a $1.6 million private placement financing concluded in 2009 by Canaco Resources Inc. (now named Orca Gold Inc.) (see East Africa news release dated May 8, 2013). Under the terms of the settlement agreement, East Africa has paid $10,000 to Mr. Sangha and Mr. Sangha has released the Company from any and all claims in respect of the matter.

East Africa was "spun out" of Orca Gold Inc. in April 2013. As part of that transaction East Africa agreed to assume certain liabilities. Mr. Sangha's claim was such a liability and East Africa indemnified Orca Gold Inc. in respect of it.

On behalf of the Board of Directors:

Andrew Lee Smith, President and CEO

About East Africa Metals

The Company's principal assets and interests include both the 70%-owned Harvest polymetallic VMS exploration Project, which covers approximately 116 square kilometres in the Tigray region of Ethiopia, 600 kilometres north‐northwest of the capital city of Addis Ababa, and the Adyabo Project, covering 264 square kilometres immediately west of the Harvest Project. The Company has entered into an agreement to acquire up to 80% of the Adyabo Project. Additionally, the Company owns the 93 square kilometre Handeni Property located in north-eastern Tanzania. Handeni includes the Magambazi Project, a gold deposit discovered in 2009.

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