Mano River and African Aura Announce Extension to the Deadline to Conclude Definitive Agreement

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Mano River Resources Inc. ("Mano River") (TSX VENTURE:MNO)(AIM:MANA) and African
Aura Resources Ltd. ("African Aura") (TSX VENTURE:AAZ) announced today that they
have extended the deadline to conclude the definitive agreement from June 12,
2009 to June 30, 2009 in respect of their proposed business combination (the
"Transaction").


Please refer to the news releases of Mano River and African Aura dated April 15,
2009 and May 15, 2009 for more information on the Transaction.


About Mano River

Mano River is an established West African exploration and development company
with a primary listing on the TSX-V (MNO) and a secondary listing on London's
AIM (MANA). Mano River is focused on the discovery of world-class gold, diamond
and iron ore deposits in the highly prospective, under explored, West African
Mano River Union countries of Liberia, Sierra Leone and Guinea. Mano River has a
highly motivated and experienced team with a record of discovering mines and
taking projects towards development and production.


Mano River's major assets are the gold deposit at New Liberty and the Putu iron
ore project, both in Liberia. In Guinea, through its 60% owned subsidiary,
Stellar Diamonds, the Mandala alluvial diamond mine was commissioned during
April 2009 for commercial production. In Sierra Leone, Stellar is exploring /
developing the Kono and Tongo kimberlite dykes. Mano River also has a number of
other promising projects which it plans to advance in the short to medium term.


A pioneer company in West Africa, Mano River has attracted some excellent
strategic partners, particularly in iron ore and on its diamond properties,
always with the objective of preserving or enhancing shareholder value. More
information can be found on line at www.manoriver.com and at SEDAR's website:
www.sedar.com.


About African Aura

African Aura (TSX VENTURE:AAZ) has a 'first-mover' exploration strategy, focused
on the discovery of economic iron, gold, and uranium deposits in sub-Saharan
Africa. African Aura commenced exploration in 2004 and has established a
portfolio of exploration licences totalling approximately 9,480km2, targeting
areas of active artisanal gold mining within Archaean greenstone and Proterozoic
volcano-sedimentary belts. The portfolio includes the 12km long Nkout iron
project in southern Cameroon, the Batouri gold project in eastern Cameroon, the
Fula Camp gold project in western Liberia, and a pipeline of significant
prospects for drill testing, as well as numerous other gold, uranium and iron
ore targets that require follow up exploration. African Aura trades on the TSX-V
under the symbol AAZ. More information can be found on line at
www.african-aura.com and at SEDAR's website: www.sedar.com.