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VANCOUVER, British Columbia (Business Wire) -- AFRICAN QUEEN MINES LTD. (the "Company") is pleased to announce
that its Chairman and CEO, Irwin Olian, had a personal audience today
with the Hon. Raila Odinga, Prime Minister of Kenya. They discussed the
Company's plans for exploration and development of projects in Kenya and
development of the mining sector. The meeting was one of a series of
meetings taking place this week in Kenya between senior management of
the Company and various government and mining department officials. In
addition, Mr. Olian will be appearing on national television in Kenya at
9:00 P.M. on Sunday, February 6, 2011, on KTN's "MONEY AND POWER."




The Company is active in Kenya exploring its Rongo Gold Fields Project
in the Kanango gold mining area of the Migori district under a joint
venture with Kenyan partner Abba Mining Company Ltd. The Company is also
in negotiation on several joint ventures with other partners covering
other projects and has applications pending with the Commissioner of
Mines and Geology for exploration licenses covering a number of other
highly prospective areas.




According to Irwin Olian, CEO of the Company, "We are excited about our
prospects for success in Kenya and are looking forward to our field
exploration programs here in 2011. We have received a warm welcome from
the Kenyan Government at the highest levels and greatly appreciate the
opportunity we have been granted to expand our operations here. We are
committed to achieving long-term success that will benefit the people
and communities of Kenya as well as our Company."




About African-Queen




The Company is an exploratory resource company with diversified mineral
properties in Southern and West Africa. It is exploring its properties
in Mozambique, Kenya and Ghana for gold and other metals and it is
exploring its properties in Botswana and Namibia for diamonds. The
Company's licenses in Botswana and Namibia comprise approximately 9208
sq km of diamond prospects. In Mozambique it has approximately 230 sq km
of gold and other metals licenses under an agreement with another
company. In Kenya it has approximately 112 sq. km. of gold and other
minerals licenses under an agreement with another company. Its
operations in Botswana are carried out through its operating subsidiary,
PAM Botswana (Pty) Ltd.; its operations in Namibia are carried out
through its operating subsidiary PAM Minerals Namibia (Pty) Ltd.; its
operations in Mozambique are carried out through its subsidiary PAM
Mocambique Limitada and its operations in Ghana are carried out through
its subsidiary AQ Ghana Gold Limited. Its operations in Kenya are being
carried out through its operating subsidiary AQ Kenya Gold Limited. The
Company has its executive offices in Vancouver, Canada.




ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF




AFRICAN QUEEN MINES, LTD.




"Irwin Olian"




Irwin Olian




Chairman & CEO




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content of the information contained herein. The statements made in this
press release may contain certain forward-looking statements that
involve a number of risks and uncertainties. Actual events or results
may differ from the Company's expectations.












African Queen Mines Ltd.Irwin Olian, President and CEOPhone:
(604) 899-0100Fax: (604) 899-0200E-mail: [email protected]
Howes, Corporate CommunicationsPhone: Germany - +49 (0) 21141
740411U.K. - +44 (0) 870 490 5443Canada - +1 416 900 3634Email:
[email protected]