TORONTO, ONTARIO -- (Marketwire) -- 02/02/13 -- Tembo Gold Corp. (TSX VENTURE:TEM)(OTCQX:TBGPF)(FRANKFURT:T23) ("Tembo" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that it has engaged San Diego Torrey Hills Capital, Inc. ("Torrey Hills") to provide investor relations services through investor road show meetings, public relations, and online media.

Torrey Hills is a leading investor and financial public relations firm specializing in small and micro-cap companies, primarily in the natural resource sector. Torrey Hills will increase awareness of Tembo through presentation meetings with investment professionals, investment advisors, and money managers focused on the microcap market space.

Torrey Hills will also profile Tembo on its website, www.babybulls.com, which showcases and provides exposure for emerging micro-cap companies to an audience of proven micro-cap investors.

Torrey Hills has been engaged on a month-by-month basis at a monthly fee of US$5,000 and will be granted stock options to purchase up to 200,000 common shares of Tembo for a period of three years at a price of $0.50 per share. The Options shall be subject to the terms of the Company's stock option plan and will vest in accordance with the provisions therein and the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange.

The appointment of Torrey Hills as an investor relations consultant of Tembo and the granting of the Options remain subject to regulatory acceptance of applicable filings with the TSX Venture Exchange.

About Torrey Hills Capital Inc.

Torrey Hills is a leading financial investor and public relations firm focused on small and micro-cap companies which trade in the United States, Canada, and Australia. Their marketing activities articulate their clients' key investment attributes, strategic direction, and financial expectations, all of which combine to ensure that their market value fully reflects past achievements and future opportunities. Torrey Hills focuses on a limited number of companies in order to provide comprehensive coverage, including unique investment related features not available anywhere else.

About Tembo Gold Corp.

Tembo is a Canadian publicly listed mineral exploration company focused on the exploration and development of gold projects in Tanzania and the rest of Africa. The Company currently has a 100% interest in the Tembo Gold Project that is located adjacent to African Barrick's Bulyanhulu Mine in the prolific Lake Victoria Greenstone belt in Tanzania. The company is led by a highly experienced team with a proven history of developing, financing, and operating mining projects in Africa.

On Behalf of the Board of Directors of Tembo,

David Scott, President & CEO

Forward-Looking Statements

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