Toronto, Ontario, December 16, 2025 – Awalé Resources Limited (TSXV: ARIC) (OTCQX: AWLRF) (FSE: 2F60) (“Awalé” or the “Company”) is pleased to share a new, long-form, documentary-style site visit video (the “Video”) that provides a comprehensive boots-on-the-ground look at the Company’s exploration activities at the Odienné Project (“Odienné” or the “Project”) in Côte d’Ivoire.

The approximately two-hour Video follows Awalé’s exploration process from early-stage desktop targeting through drill core logging and data management, featuring extensive footage captured on site at Odienné. Produced in collaboration with Resource Talks, the Video is designed to give shareholders and stakeholders an in-depth view of how the Company plans, executes, and evaluates its exploration programs in the field.
Watch: Boots-on-the-Ground Inside Awalé’s Exploration Process

“The intent behind this Video is transparency,” commented Andrew Chubb, CEO of Awalé. “We wanted to move beyond conventional site visit highlight reels and provide a detailed, on-the-ground perspective of how our team works, how we generate and refine targets, how we drill, how we log and sample core, and how we treat data and safety as critical assets. We believe investors should see the process behind the assay results.”

Filmed on location in Côte d’Ivoire in December 2025, the Video follows the full exploration workflow at Odienné, including:

Desktop geological interpretation and target generation using geophysical and geochemical datasets.

Field mapping, sampling, and drill platform preparation.

Termite mound sampling.

PPB Lab.

Drill rig operations and on-site core handling.

Core logging, sampling protocols, and QA/QC procedures.

Data storage, review, and decision-making for follow-up work.

The Video also situates Awalé’s work within the broader geological context of the Odienné district, highlighting the gold-copper potential of the region and the scale of the Company’s land position.

The Video is available through the link above, as well as on the Company’s website and official video channel. Shareholders are encouraged to watch the Video for a detailed overview of Awalé’s approach to systematic, district-scale exploration at Odienné.

About Awalé’s 100%-Owned Permits
Awalé holds three granted permits (Sienso, Sama, and Seydou) and has two additional permits under application, collectively covering approximately 1,550 km² of highly prospective greenfield exploration ground located along trend from the BBM, Charger, and Empire discoveries.

About Awalé Resources
Awalé is a diligent and systematic mineral exploration company focused on discovering large high-grade gold and copper-gold deposits. Exploration activities are currently underway in the underexplored regions of Côte d'Ivoire, where the Company is exploring the Odienné Copper-Gold Project (“Odienné” or the “Project”), covering 2,346 km² across seven permits—five granted and two applications. This includes 797 km² in two permits held under the Awalé-Newmont Joint Venture (“OJV”). Awalé currently manages all exploration activities over the OJV, with funding currently provided by Newmont Ventures Limited (“Newmont”) under an Exploration Agreement signed in May 2022.

Awalé has discovered four gold, gold-copper, and gold-copper-silver-molybdenum mineralized systems within the OJV and has recently commenced exploration on its 100%-owned properties.

The Odienné Project is underexplored and has multiple pipeline prospects with similar geochemical signatures to Iron Oxide Copper Gold (IOCG) and intrusive-related mineral systems with substantial upside potential. The Company benefits from a skilled and well-seasoned technical team that allows it to continue exploring in a pro-mining jurisdiction that offers significant potential for district-scale discoveries.

Qualified Person

The technical and scientific information contained in this video has been reviewed and approved for release by Andrew Chubb, the Company's Qualified Person as defined by National Instrument 43-101. Mr. Chubb is the Company's Chief Executive Officer and holds an Economic Geology degree, is a Member of the Australian Institute of Geoscientists (AIG), and is a Member of the Society of Economic Geoscientists (SEG). Mr. Chubb has over 25 years of experience in international mineral exploration and mining project evaluation.

For Further Information, Please Contact:

Andrew Chubb, CEO

+356 9913 9117

a.chubb@awaleresources.com

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Awalé Launches 15,000-Metre Drill Program Targeting New Discoveries on 100%-Owned Permits

HIGHLIGHTS

15,000 metres of discovery drilling underway on 100%-owned permits.

$8 million exploration budget allocated for 2026 on 100%-owned permits, supported by approximately $15 million in treasury.

Eight drill rigs are currently at Odienné, with one rig exclusive to 100%-owned permits.

Detailed aerial magnetic and radiometric surveys completed to support exploration targeting.

Four termite sampling teams active across the Sama and Seydou permits.

The discoveries made to date are part of a regional-scale mineralized system that has not been fully explored.

Dedicated Awalé exploration team focused on 100%-owned permits.

Toronto, Ontario, December 16, 2025 – Awalé Resources Limited (TSXV: ARIC) (OTCQX: AWLRF) (FSE: 2F60) (“Awalé” or the “Company”) is pleased to provide further details on its fully funded C$8 million exploration program through to December 2026 across its 100%-owned permits at the Odienné Project (“Odienné” or the “Project”) in Côte d’Ivoire.


“Odienné is rapidly advancing toward our first Mineral Resource Estimate through the ongoing 88,000-metre drill program within the joint venture. In parallel, we have also established a dedicated exploration team for our 100%-owned ground that is actively building a robust discovery pipeline that we believe has the potential to contribute to a district-scale camp. The discoveries made to date are part of a regional-scale mineralized system that has not yet been fully explored. The Awalé team has built a strong track record of discovery through an innovative and disciplined approach to exploration, and we are now applying and expanding that same approach across our 100%-owned properties,” commented Andrew Chubb, CEO of Awalé Resources.


C$8 Million Budget for 2026 on 100%-Owned Permits


Work programs include:

Drilling: 15,000 metres of drilling are planned to test target geology generated from geophysics, geochemistry, and surface interpretation.

Fremen target: 4,000-metre drill program has commenced and will continue over the more advanced Fremen target within the Sienso permit (see Figure 2).

Scout drilling at Sama and Seydou scheduled for early 2026.

Aerial geophysics: Detailed aerial magnetic and radiometric surveys at 100-metre line spacing have been completed to support litho-structural interpretation and target generation (see Figure 1).

Geochemistry: Termite mound, soil, and stream sediment sampling are underway to locate and identify the “footprints” of mineralization at surface. Over 1,500 samples have been collected to date.

About Awalé’s 100%-Owned Permits
Awalé holds three granted permits (Sienso, Sama, and Seydou) and has two additional permits under application, collectively covering approximately 1,550 km² of highly prospective greenfield exploration ground located along trend from the BBM, Charger, and Empire discoveries.