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TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - Dec. 2, 2010) -




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AFRICAN GOLD GROUP, INC. (TSX VENTURE:AGG) ("AGG" or the "Company") is pleased to announce a brokered private placement of up to $12 million of units ("Units") at a price of $0.70 per Unit (the "Offering"). The Offering will be led by TD Securities Inc. and include GMP Securities L.P. (the "Agents").


The net proceeds of the Offering will be used to fund the continuing exploration and development of the Company's Kobada, Mali Gold Project and its Asankrangwa, Ghana holdings.


Each Unit will consist of one common share and one-half of one common share purchase warrant. Each whole warrant shall entitle the holder to acquire an additional common share of the Company at a price of $1.00 during the period ending 24 months following the closing of the Offering. In the event that the closing sale price of the Company's common shares on the TSX Venture Exchange is greater than $1.40 per share for a period of 20 consecutive trading days at any time after closing of the Offering, the Company may accelerate the expiry date of the warrants by giving notice to the holders thereof and in such case the warrants will expire on the 30th day after the date on which such notice is given by the Company.


All securities issued under the Offering will be subject to a four month hold period in accordance with applicable Canadian securities laws.


Closing of this Offering is expected to occur on or about December 17, 2010 and is subject to receipt of all necessary regulatory approvals including that of the TSX Venture Exchange.


This press release is not an offer of securities for sale in the United States. The common shares being offered have not been and will not be registered under the United States Securities Act of 1933 and accordingly are not being offered for sale and may not be offered, sold or delivered, directly or indirectly within the United States, its possessions and other areas subject to its jurisdiction or to, or for the account or for the benefit of a U.S. person, except pursuant to an exemption from the registration requirements of that Act.


About African Gold Group, Inc.


African Gold Group, Inc., based in Toronto, Canada, is engaged in the identification, acquisition and exploration of prospective gold projects that are situated along significant gold trends within West Africa. To date, the Company controls a total of twelve gold concessions that are consolidated in five distinct standalone exploration projects, of which three projects are located in Ghana and the remaining two are located in Mali, West Africa.


Forward-looking Statements:


This news release contains forward-looking statements, which are subject to certain risks, uncertainties and assumptions, including those relating to results of operations and financial condition, capital spending, financing sources, commodity prices and costs of production. By their nature, forward-looking statements are subject to numerous risks and uncertainties that could significantly affect anticipated results in the future and, accordingly, actual results may differ materially from those predicted. A number of factors could cause actual results to differ materially from the results discussed in such statements, and there is no assurance that actual results will be consistent with them. Such factors include fluctuating commodity prices, capital spending and costs of production, and other factors described in the Company's most recent Annual Information Form under the heading "Risk Factors" which has been filed electronically by means of the System for Electronic Document Analysis and Retrieval ("SEDAR") located at >www.africangoldgroup.com