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November 3, 2009
 
TSX-V:  AUR
AIM:       AAAM
 
                      African Aura Mining Inc.
 
                      Directors' Share Dealing
 
November 3, 2009,  African Aura  Mining Inc. ("African  Aura" or  the
"Company") (TSX-V: AUR)  and (AIM:  AAAM); the  Company was  informed
November 2, 2009 that  David Netherway, Chairman of  the Board and  a
Director of the Company, made two  purchases of common shares of  the
Company ("Common Shares"):
 
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|    Common | Price per |     Date of |       Total | Common Shares |
|    Shares |    Common |    purchase |      Common |          as a |
| purchased |     Share |             | Shares held | percentage of |
|           |      (C$) |             |   following |       current |
|           |           |             |    purchase |        issued |
|           |           |             |             | share capital |
|           |           |             |             |           (%) |
|-----------+-----------+-------------+-------------+---------------|
|     5,100 |      1.10 | October 28, |      65,594 |          0.12 |
|     8,400 |      1.15 |        2009 |             |               |
|           |           | October 30, |             |               |
|           |           |        2009 |             |               |
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About African Aura Mining Inc.
African Aura is  an established African  exploration and  development
company with a listing on the TSX-V (AUR) and on London's AIM (AAAM).
African Aura is focused  on the development  of world-class iron  ore
and gold deposits in highly prospective, under explored countries  of
sub-Saharan  Africa.  The   Company  has  a   highly  motivated   and
experienced team  with  a  record of  discovering  mines  and  taking
projects through development and into production in African.
 
African Aura's assets include  the New Liberty  gold deposit and  the
Putu iron ore project,  both in Liberia. Putu  is being explored  and
operated by the Company's Joint Venture partner, Severstal  Resources
(the mining division of OAO  Severstal).  Severstal Resources is  one
of the largest  mining companies  in Russia  with EBITDA  in 2008  of
US$859 million.   The Company  also  has a  59% interest  in  diamond
producer Stellar Diamonds Ltd. A pioneer in Africa, African Aura  has
attracted some excellent strategic  partners and shareholders  always
with the objective of preserving or enhancing shareholder value.  For
further information  on the  Company  you are  invited to  visit  its
website at www.african-aura.com, or SEDAR's website at www.sedar.com,
or contact one of the following:
 
African Aura Mining Inc.
Luis da Silva, President & CEO             Tel:  +44 (0) 20 7299 4212
 
Evolution Securities Limited
Simon  Edwards   /   Chris  Sim   /   Neil Tel:  +44 (0) 20 7071 4300
Elliot
 
Pelham Public Relations
Charles Vivian / James MacFarlane          Tel:  +44 (0) 20 7337 1500
 
Forward-looking Statements
This press release includes  certain forward-looking statements.  All
statements,  other  than  statements  of  historical  fact,  included
herein, including without limitation, statements regarding the future
plans and objectives of African Aura, are forward-looking  statements
that involve various  known and  unknown risks  and uncertainties  as
well as other factors. Such forward-looking statements are subject to
a number of risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results  or
events to  differ  materially from  current  expectations,  including
delays  in  obtaining  or  failure  to  obtain  required   regulatory
approvals. There can be no assurance that such statements will  prove
to be  accurate and  actual results  and future  events could  differ
materially  from   those   anticipated  in   such   statements.   Any
forward-looking statements  speak only  as of  the date  hereof  and,
except as may be  required by applicable  law, African Aura  disclaim
any obligation to update  or modify such forward-looking  statements,
either as a result of new information, future events or for any other
reason.
 
Neither the TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider
(as that term is defined in the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange)
 accept responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.
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