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African Diamonds plc 

AK6 Mining Licence, Orapa, Botswana Update

African Diamonds plc, the AIM and Botswana listed diamond explorer (AIM: AFD), is pleased to announce that Boteti Exploration (Pty) Ltd., in which it has a 28.38 per cent interest, has received a letter from the Ministry of Minerals, Energy and Water Resources of the Government of the Republic of Botswana stating that the negotiation period for the mining licence terms and conditions for AK6 has been extended until 30th September 2008.

This release has been approved by Alex van Zyl, Technical Director African Diamonds.  Alex van Zyl (B.Sc. Stellenbosch, B.Sc. Hons. Pretoria) spent a long career in Anglo American in the diamond division, ending up 1990 to 1997 with worldwide responsibility for diamond exploration and evaluation. He was a consultant to De Beers from 1997 to 2002.

Further information:

African Diamonds plc 

John Teeling                      Tel: +353 1 8332833

Alex van Zyl                       Tel: +27 83 261 2956

James AH Campbell            Tel: +27 83 457 3724

RBC Capital Markets

Andrew Smith                   Tel: +44 20 7029 7882

Martin Eales                      Tel: +44 20 7029 7881  

College Hill

Paddy Blewer                     Tel: +44 20 7457 2020

Nick Elwes                         Tel: +44 20 7457 2020

www.afdiamonds.com

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