Africa Oil Corp. says that effective May 1, 2013, Mr. Mark Dingley will join the Company as President of Africa Oil Ethiopia B.V. and Chief Operating Officer of Horn Petroleum Corporation (Horn). Africa Oil holds an approximate 45% equity interest in Horn and provides the management of the business. Mr. Dingley will be based out of the Company's Addis Ababa office.

Mr. Dingley has 14 years of oil industry experience including 12 years with Talisman Energy Inc. where he served as Vice President, Middle East Operations as well as General Manager, Peru; Manager, Corporate Security & Surface Risk; and Manager, Government Affairs & Deputy General Manager, Sudan. Prior to entering the oil industry Mark spent 4 years working in the mining industry in various locations through Africa and he also served in the British Military for 12 years. His education includes both Bachelors and Masters degrees in Law from Canterbury, UK and he has also completed an Executive MBA at Harvard Business School. Mark was born and educated in Kenya.

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