Oslo, Norway, 08 January 2026 – Akobo Minerals AB (publ) (“Akobo” or the “Company”) (Euronext Growth Oslo: AKOBO), the Scandinavian-based gold producer operating in Ethiopia, is pleased to provide an operational update for December 2025.

The Company concluded the fourth quarter with continued improvement in operational performance. December marked the end of Akobo’s strongest quarter to date in terms of production, revenues, and EBITDA, reflecting stable underground operations and disciplined execution.

Production and Operations

Gold production December: approx. 8 kg (USD 1 million)

Cumulative doré production to date: approx. 73 kg

Stock of blended material to be processed: approx. 600 tonnes, estimated in-situ value USD 1.6 million

Q4 2025: strongest quarter to date, with doré gold production of approx. 21.5 kg

Gold prices remained strong during the period

Operations at the Segele mine remained stable throughout December, with continued production from existing underground workings. The mining team is balancing production by blending grades, to allow for the mine to achieve a sustainable and constant run-of-mine while developing the new vertical shaft

Vertical Shaft Development

Shaft sinking at 38 metres in line with planned sequencing, with infrastructure works currently being completed ahead of the next sinking phase

Headgear foundation construction well advanced and nearing completion

Backfilling and compacting of the headgear base level due to start in early January during the curing period for the first civils, before restarting the shaft sinking

Following detailed technical work over recent weeks, including updated mine planning and projections prepared together with Sutton, the Company has decided to proceed directly with the next phase of vertical shaft development rather than deferring this work to a later stage. The decision reflects increased confidence in the deposit based on ongoing geological and geotechnical review and supports an optimal long-term development scenario aimed at value creation for the Segele resource.

Executing the next phase now allows continued production from existing winzes during shaft development, while avoiding production constraints that would arise if this work were deferred. Once the vertical shaft and associated lateral development are commissioned, production from the winzes will be phased out, with the western winze converted to a ventilation shaft and the eastern winze repurposed as a travelling way and emergency exit.

Key elements of the revised approach include

Extension of the vertical shaft to its final depth of approximately 120 metres in a single, continuous phase

This provides approximately 80 additional metres of sinking before lateral development into the orebody

Improved long-term mine development and operational flexibility, enabling more efficient extraction of the orebody

Support for earlier access to deeper levels, facilitating exploration and potential resource expansion beyond current estimates

Efficient use of existing mobilisation of personnel and equipment, reducing future re-mobilisation and restart risk

Execution during the favourable dry-season window, reducing overall execution risk

The revised development plan is supported by Sutton, Monetary Metals, and the Company’s largest shareholders.

Financial and timing considerations

Planned production uplift now expected from August/September 2026

Impact considered manageable given ongoing production, improving cash flow, and current gold price environment

Development to be funded through existing cash resources and operational cash flow

Upon completion

The vertical shaft will represent the deepest and most advanced small-scale underground shaft developments in Ethiopia

The design is relevant for replication across similar mining operations in the country

Dialogue ongoing with the Ministry of Mines regarding training, cooperation, and knowledge transfer

Majority of headgear base completed, backfilling in process

For more information, contact

Jørgen Evjen, CEO, Akobo Minerals

Mob: (+47) 92 80 40 14

Mail: jorgen@akobominerals.com

LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/akobominerals

Web: www.akobominerals.com

About Akobo Minerals

Akobo Minerals is a Scandinavian-based gold producer and explorer, currently holding an exploration license covering 182 km2 and a mining license covering 16 km2 in the Gambela region and Dima Woreda, Ethiopia. With over 15 years of active operations on the ground, the company has established a strong foothold in Ethiopian mining industry.

Akobo Minerals’ Segele mine has an Inferred and Indicated Mineral Resource of 69,000 ounces, yielding a world-class gold grade of 22.7 g/ton The mineralized zone remains open at depth, supporting future resource estimates and extending the mine’s life. The exploration license holds numerous promising exploration resource-building prospects in both the vicinity of Segele and in the wider license area.

Akobo Minerals maintains strong relationships with local communities and government authorities, placing ESG principles at the core of its operations. The company’s commitment to sound ethics, transparency, and stakeholder engagement is evident through its industry-leading extended shared value program.

Akobo Minerals is ready to take on new opportunities and ventures as they arise. The company is uniquely positioned to become a major player in the future development of the very promising Ethiopian mining industry.

The company is headquartered in Oslo and is publicly listed on the Euronext Growth Oslo Exchange and the Frankfurt Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol AKOBO. For US investors, the company is traded on the OTC Pink Market (OTC: AKOBF).

Akobo Minerals places great emphasis on meeting and exceeding industry standards, fully complying with all aspects of the JORC code, 2012. For detailed information on their adherence to this code, please refer to https://www.jorc.org/.