Allana Potash Comments on the Death of Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi
TORONTO, ONTARIO -- (Marketwire) -- 08/22/12 -- Allana Potash Corp. (TSX: AAA)(OTCQX: ALLRF) ("Allana" or the "Company") is saddened at the news of Prime Minister Meles Zenawi's passing at the age of 57 in Belgium on Monday, August 20, 2012. Prime Minister Meles Zenawi has been battling an undisclosed illness for several months and was in Belgium undergoing treatment.
Prime Minister Meles Zenawi came to power in 1991 after the ouster of the communist regime under Mengistu Haile Mariam and became a prominent African leader after strengthening economic growth in Ethiopia. Under his leadership millions of Ethiopians escaped poverty through extensive government investment in infrastructure, education and modernizing the legal system to encourage foreign investment in the country.
Farhad Abasov, President and CEO of Allana Potash, stated: "Allana's board and management are saddened at the news of the passing of Prime Minister Meles Zenawi. The Prime Minister, in addition to his many achievements battling poverty and his economic successes, oversaw the transition of Ethiopia to a mining friendly jurisdiction with a modern mining law and strong support for foreign investment. Ethiopia remains one of the most stable countries in Africa and a seamless transition to a new leader of the Ethiopian Peoples' Revolutionary Democratic Front and Prime Minister is anticipated."
Deputy Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn is to be sworn in as acting Prime Minister by parliament and the EPRDF is to elect a permanent leader in the near future. Acting Prime Minister Hailemariam, 47, was an advisor to Meles in 2006 before being retained as his deputy in 2010, and replaced Meles as the Chair of a number of Parliamentary Committees throughout the past few years.
About Allana Potash Corp.
Allana is a publicly traded corporation with a focus on the acquisition and development of potash assets internationally with its major focus on a previously explored potash property in Ethiopia. Allana has secured financial support from two significant strategic investors: IFC, a member of World Bank Group, and Liberty Metals and Mining, a member of Liberty Mutual Group. Allana has measured and indicated Sylvinite resources of 171.36 Million Tonnes of 30.9% KCl; inferred Sylvinite resource of 46.62 million tonnes grading 30.25% KCl; measured and indicated Kainitite resources of 701.55 million tonnes at 20.26% KCl, inferred Kainitite resource of 373.71 million tonnes of 20.35% KCl; measured and indicated Upper Carnallitite resources of 78.5 million tonnes grading 18.4% KCl, inferred Upper Carnallitite resource of 155.53 million tonnes of 16.95% KCl; measured and indicated Lower Carnallitite resources of 269.10 million tonnes of 10.86% KCl, inferred Lower Carnallitite resource of 130.7 million tonnes grading 11.7% KCl. The foregoing mineral resource estimates are as at April 30, 2012, and are set out in the technical report entitled "Updated Resource Report for the Danakhil Potash Deposit, Afar State/Ethiopia" dated June 13, 2012, prepared by ERCOSPLAN and filed on the Company's SEDAR profile at www.sedar.com. Allana has approximately 228.5 million shares outstanding and trades on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the symbol "AAA".
Peter J. MacLean, Ph.D., P. Geo., Allana's Senior VP Exploration, is a Qualified Person as defined under National Instrument 43-101 and has reviewed and approved the scientific and technical information presented in this release.
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