26 August 2016

West African Resources Limited

ACN 121 539 375

Principal Office

14 Southbourne Street

Scarborough 6019 Western Australia

Phone + 61 8 9481 7344

Fax + 61 8 9481 7355

Email info@westafricanresources.com Web www.westafricanresources.com

WEST AFRICAN RESOURCES REPAYS US$5 MILLION LOAN FACILITY

West African Resources (ASX, TSXV: WAF) is pleased to announce it has repaid the US$5m loan facility to the Metals & Energy Capital Division of Macquarie Bank Limited (Macquarie) ahead of its maturity date on 30 September 2016.

The repayment was made following the completion of the A$21 million capital raising announced on 10 August 2016.

The company's cash balance is currently A$23 million.

The US$5 million facility, which the company entered into in December 2014, provided funding to complete the Feasibility Study for the Mankarga 5 Heap Leach Gold Project in Burkina Faso.

For further information, contact:

Richard Hyde Nathan Ryan Managing Director Investor Relations Ph: 08 9481 7344 Ph: 0420 582 887

Email: info@westafricanresources.com

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