African Aura Resources Ltd. - Appointment of Chief Financial Officer

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TORONTO, July 25 /CNW/ - African Aura Resources Ltd. ("African Aura" or the "Company", TSX-V: AAZ), a gold exploration company with activities focused in sub-Saharan Africa is pleased to announce that on July 17, 2008 it appointed Mr. Ajay K. Gupta as Chief Financial Officer, subject to approval of the TSX Venture Exchange.

Mr. Gupta is a Chartered Accountant (CA), a Certified Internal Auditor (CIA) and a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) with over 20 years of experience, including 12 years of international experience in the field of corporate finance, financial reporting, corporate governance and risk management. He has worked primarily with publicly traded international and Canadian corporations, most recently at Scandinavian Minerals Limited.

In connection with this appointment, the Company has accepted the resignation of Maz Mannan as Chief Financial Officer and would like to express its appreciation to him for his hard work and dedication.

The Company also announces a grant of options for Mr. Gupta to acquire 200,000 common shares of the Company at an exercise price of CDN $0.55, such options are subject to certain vesting requirements and are to expire five years from the date of grant.

Including Mr. Gupta's option grant, the amount of Company options outstanding totals 5,450,000. A maximum amount of 6,736,254 can be granted under the Company's current stock option plan.

About African Aura

African Aura (TSX-V: AAZ.V) has a 'first-mover' exploration strategy, focused on the discovery of economic gold, iron and uranium deposits in sub-Saharan Africa. The Company commenced exploration in 2004 and has established a portfolio of exploration licences totalling approximately 7,800km(2), targeting areas of active artisanal gold mining within Archaean greenstone and Proterozoic volcano-sedimentary belts. The portfolio includes the Batouri gold project in eastern Cameroon, the Fula Camp gold project in western Liberia, and a pipeline of significant prospects for drill testing as well as numerous other gold, uranium and iron ore targets that require follow up exploration. For more information on African Aura we invite you to visit the Company's website at www.african-aura.com.

For more information concerning the reports, or to obtain additional information on the Company, please visit our website at: www.african-aura.com and SEDAR's website at: www.sedar.com or contact the Company directly.

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Contacts

African Aura Resources Ltd
John Gray
President & Chief Executive
Tel: +44 (0) 207 239 4722
john.gray@african-aura.com
info@arianaresources.com
Cell: +44 (0) 779 616 7811