East Africa Files Technical Report for the Adyabo Project Initial Mineral Resource Estimate

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East Africa Files Technical Report for the Adyabo Project Initial Mineral Resource Estimate

Vancouver, BC, June 17, 2015 – East Africa Metals Inc. (TSX-V: EAM) (“East Africa” or the “Company”) announces that a National Instrument 43-101 technical report has been filed for the Company’s Adyabo Gold Project located in the Arabian Nubian Shield in northern Ethiopia. There are no material differences between the mineral resource estimates contained in East Africa’s news release dated May 5, 2015 pertaining to the Adyabo Project, from those contained in the technical report filed today.

The report has been filed under the Company’s profile on SEDAR at www.sedar.com and is available on East Africa’s website at www.eastafricametals.com.

For further information contact:

Nick Watters, Business Development Telephone +1 (604) 488-0822 Email [email protected] Website www.eastafricametals.com

Neither TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.

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