African Diamonds PLC
23 January 2004

AFRICAN DIAMONDS plc

Contacts:

John Teeling, Chairman Tel: +353 87 2581178

Jim Finn, Director Tel: +353 86 2581178

Redleaf Communications

Nick Lambert Tel: +44 (0) 7811 358 764

www.afdiamonds.com
23rd January 2004

AGM STATEMENT AND TRADING UPDATE

The following highlights will be announced by the Chairman of African Diamonds
plc, John Teeling, at the company's Annual General Meeting, which is due to be
held at 12.30 pm today.

Production

African Diamonds will be producing gem quality diamonds within 8 weeks.

The 240 ton a day pilot mining plant on Pipe 3 in Koidu, Sierra Leone will
be operational in March. Initially we will process 10,000 tons to establish
the grades.

We have high hopes for this plant. The new DiamondWorks mine on Pipes 1
and 2, three kilometres away, is reporting outstanding grades of 67 carats
per hundred tons, as well as finding 25 plus carat stones. Koidu produces
some of the highest quality diamonds in the world. Pipe 3 has every chance
of becoming a high grade commercial mine.

At Kolo, in Lesotho, production will commence on our 55% owned joint
venture, in the 2nd quarter of this year. Initially a total of 30,000 tons
will be mined, from which we expect to recover 5,000 carats including some
large stones. This too is expected to continue into full commercial
production.

Drilling results

We are getting spectacular results from our kimberlite dyke mapping
and sampling programme in Sierra Leone. So far we have mapped 11.5 kilometres of
dykes averaging 1 metre wide. Early stage analysis suggests grades of 1 carat
per cubic metre. Our neighbour, Mano River Resources is finding similar results
on an adjacent licence. If confirmed we have the potential for a mine of high
quality.

In March we will report detailed results from our drilling programme
on 5 kimberlites on our Orapa Licence. We already reported the discovery of two
high quality diamonds from pipe BK10. More will emerge from the detailed
analysis. Expectations at this time are to move to trial mining on BK10.

The search for the lost Orapa alluvial diamonds continues. The 42 holes drilled
in Serowe Botswana are being analysed. We know that we have found river
channels. We are now looking for Orapa gravels and diamond indicators in the
channels. Follow up work will continue during the year to look for Plunge Pools,
which may hold large, gem quality stones. This project has the potential to be a
company maker.

An extensive sampling programme is underway on our three Guinea alluvial
licences. By midyear we will have a resource estimate on the Bomboko and Seria
licences. We have already recovered diamonds from this area.

Corporate

We are at an advanced stage in negotiating an exploration joint
venture on certain of our properties. I hope to make an announcement shortly.

We are also at an early stage in discussing possible joint activities
with a diamond-mining partner.

The funds we received last year will last until June. We have been
offered funding for our on going work but we are reluctant to issue shares at
present prices given the expected flow of good news.

Conclusion

We have had a very good first year as a listed company. It is difficult to
rank the prospectivity and value of our various properties but the
spectacular grades being obtained around us in Sierra Leone offer massive
upside.

We are very well placed with an excellent portfolio and growing interest
in our company.

African Diamonds is a diamond exploration company traded on the AIM market.
Ticker symbol (AFD)

African Diamond now looks very promissing!

African Diamonds PLC
14 July 2004

AFRICAN DIAMONDS plc.

Exploration Update



African Diamonds plc (AIM: AFD) the diamond exploration company, wishes to
report significant progress on a number of fronts in its joint venture with De
Beers to explore for and, if successful, develop new diamond mines in Botswana.


A detailed airborne survey of the 1300 sq kilometre Orapa licences has
been completed. Analysis of the results has revealed new, very significant,
targets which will be subject to further detailed investigation in the near
future.


An area of the under-explored 1000 sq km licence north of the Orapa mine,
is currently being surveyed using the airborne Bell Geospace system. This
state of the art technique will hopefully indicate previously undiscovered,
possibly large, kimberlite pipes.


The 29 known kimberlites on the joint venture licences, are being explored
with detailed ground geophysics. Early results indicate that some of
the kimberlites may be larger than previously believed.


A substantial drilling programme, including wide diameter drilling,
will commence this month.


Results of 100 tonne bulk samples already taken from kimberlites AK6
and AK10 will be available during the next quarter.


Earlier exploration by African Diamonds on the Serowe licence, 120 kms
southeast of Orapa, produced significant diamond indicators. These findings
are being re-analysed and evaluated by De Beers. The conclusions will
determine the next step in exploration. Additional licenses in this area are
expected to be awarded to the joint venture.



In addition, the Company reports that trial mining has begun on Pipe 3 in Sierra
Leone and is producing diamonds. Commissioning is proceeding but has had
significant delays due to operational issues.



John Teeling, Chairman of African Diamonds plc, said:


'The value of a joint venture with a world class partner is shown here. In three
months, our partner has carried out exploration which would have taken us years
to complete and cost millions. I am delighted with the results emerging and I
anticipate there is more to come. We believe that our ground is premier class -
the findings support that view. Flying the Bell system and drilling the
kimberlite targets foretell exciting times in the coming months.


'Commencing trial mining on Pipe 3 in Sierra Leone has taken significantly
longer then anticipated but it has begun and is producing diamonds. African
Diamonds should be in a position to provide a detailed update shortly.'



Contacts:

African Diamonds Plc
John Teeling Tel: +353 1 8332833
Mark Scowcroft Tel: +27 11 447 4997


Redleaf Communications
Emma Kane/James White Tel: +44 (0) 20 7955 1410


Rowan Dartington
Ian Rice Tel: +44 (0) 117 933 0020



Notes to Editors:

African Diamonds and De Beers announced the signing of the agreement to
establish a joint venture company to explore for, and if successful, develop
new diamond mines in Botswana on 22 April 2004;


Ownership of the joint venture is initially 49% African Diamonds and
51% De Beers with De Beers funding the joint venture through to bankable
feasibility study. De Beers' shareholding will rise to 70% upon completion of
the first bankable feasibility study. The size of any mine resulting from the
joint venture will decide whether it is managed by De Beers or African
Diamonds with larger mines operated by De Beers and those below an agreed
threshold operated by African Diamonds, who will receive a preferential
profit share in those operations of Newco.


Further information on African Diamonds plc is available at the Company's
website: http://www.afdiamonds.com

Do anyone know when is the next drilling report??

Big Boss.

Check out the advn and iii boards.

Your question is the one on everyone's lips. Apparantly some guys have phoned/emailed JT with that question, and he basically says, "Soon" and, "Don't worry"!

Best of luck.